Not only having beautiful historical buildings that are spread all over Saint Petersburg, Russia is also blessed with amazing nature. Given such a vast landmass called home, Russia has diverse conditions of nature from the ever snowy mountain regions to the semi-desert fringing the Caspian Sea. The country’s wildlife is also rich and unique with […]
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Russia has been hosting several international festivals for quite some time like; Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival (SKIF) – a festival for aspiring modern and progressive musicians, Usadba Jazz Festival, Wild Mint – multi genre festival and street theater, Moscow International Film Festival, KROK International Animated Films Festival, and many more. As you can see, most […]
Russia owns some of the most beautiful places in the world. Who doesn’t know about the famous landmarks in Red Square and the architectural beauties of St Petersburg? Those are two must-see places for foreign tourists. You will surely find them in the itinerary, whenever you sign up to any Russia tour group packages. However, […]
Vladikavkaz is the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. It is situated on the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains by the Terek River. According to 2010 census, there are 311,693 people residing in the city – making it one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus. The majority of the populations […]
Perm is one of the cities in Russia which is the center of the local government of Perm Krai. It is estimated that there are a million people living in this city. This city is located near the Kama River, an almost two kilometers long river, and the Ural Mountains with Mount Narodnaya as the […]
First of all, you should know that there are two famous Blue Mosques in the world. One in Istanbul, Turkey – also known as Sultan Ahmed Mosque and the other one in St. Petersburg, Russia – known as Saint Petersburg Mosque. We are now going to talk about the latter and find out 11 must-known […]
Kazan Kremlin is one of the World Heritage Site situated in the city of Kazan, Russia. Inside the citadel, stand many historical buildings which one of them is the Kul Sharif Mosque. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest mosques in Europe outside of Istanbul. But today, it is not […]
Today, Muslim in Russia takes up to 20% of the total populations in the country. Some republics, like Chechnya and Dagestan, are Islamic and almost wholly inhabited by Muslims. Therefore, it is not a wonder that there are around 8,000 mosques in Russia and some are highly aesthetic and unique. We are now about to […]
This part of Russia is definitely not included in the most favored places to visit by travelers. Like its neighbor, the Republic of Chechnya, Dagestan has a bad reputation of safety related to their groups of Islamic extremists that were known to spread terrors across Russia. Many countries still advised their citizens to avoid going […]
Also known as the Chechen Republic of southwestern Russia, Chechnya nestles in the North Caucasus Mountains and a neighbor to Republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia. All these three republics were once lands of conflicts and come with warnings for them who want to visit them – which was highly unlikely except for them with missions […]