1. Russia. Россия.
Places to go.

2. Russia on the world map

3. Capital – Moscow
Established around 1147

4. Established in 1703 by Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Established in 1703 by Peter the Great
Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow and a cultural capital of Russia.

5. Sochi. City of Olympics 2014
Sochi became world-known when it won the bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Sochi is the 'Summer Capital' of Russia, or the Black Sea Pearl. This is the country's biggest summer sea resort.

6. Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don is my native city. It’s located on the border between European and Asian continents. One riverside of this river “Don” is Europe and another one is Asia.

7. Russian Santa – Grandpa Frost
You can always come to Grandpa Frost to his house– Great Ustug City.
Grandpa Frost has the great helper – granddaughter Snegurochka

8. Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the greatest Russian men’s monastery.

9. Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the world, containing 20% of the world's fresh water.

10. Altai Mountains

11. The Manpupuner rock formations
Set of 7 gigantic abnormally shaped stone pillars located west of the Ural mountains

12. Putorana Mountains
The Putorana Plateau is a high-lying basalt plateau, a mountainous area at the northwestern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau

13. Orda Cave. Perm’s area.
Orda Cave is a crystal cave found underneath the western Ural Mountains. The cave system stretches over 3.2 mi with around 3.0 mi being under water. This makes it one of the longest underwater caves and the largest underwater gypsum cave in the world.

14. Chara Sands
Chara Sands: Miniature Desert in the Freezing Cold of Siberia. The desert is surrounded by mountains covered with snow even during the summer.