| For a country that encompasses an area of
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| | Travel Russia from Europe to Asia
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| over 10.5 million square miles, it is no
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| | There is nothing quite like seeing six
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| coincidence most people know very little
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| | thousand miles of land in a single trip.
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| about Russia, aside, of course, from
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| | The epic journey aboard the
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| textbook blurbs of Tsarist rule,
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| | Trans-Siberian Railway is for those who
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| Mongolian raids, bloody revolutions and
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| | consider the journey to be just as
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| snowy, desolate Steppes. The mere expanse
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| | magical as the destination. The longest
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| of the Russian border makes the country a
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| | continuous rail line on the planet takes
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| more versatile destination than any other
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| | you from metropolitan Moscow through vast
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| place in the world. Visit the arctic zone
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| | steppes and the Siberian taiga, the
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| and navigate through sub-tropical regions
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| | largest remaining forest in the world, to
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| without ever leaving the country! A
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| | finally arrive in the commercial bustle
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| closer look and a few tips can subdue
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| | of Russia's main Pacific port city,
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| your fear and pique your interest to
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| | Vladivostok. Three alternate routes and
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| travel to Russia.
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| | several extensions into European and
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| Western Russia: Travel to Russia's Heart
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| | Asian nations have also been constructed
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| and Soul
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| | and provide more options to travel
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| Western Russia includes Moscow, St.
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| | Russia's breadth.
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| Petersburg, Volgograd (formerly
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| | Many travel restrictions have been lifted
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| Stalingrad) and the Black and Caspian
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| | since the 1990s and it is now possible to
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| Seas, making this region the commercial
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| | arrange overnight stays in many of the
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| and political core of the nation.
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| | fascinating towns and breathtaking
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| Initially the capital of Russia, St.
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| | landscapes along the way. Make sure to
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| Petersburg was built by Peter the Great
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| | spend a moment in the Siberian town of
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| and is filled with both haunting and
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| | Ulan Ude, Russia's main Buddhist center,
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| enchanting remnants of a time past. St.
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| | and visit the Tibetan Buddhist monastery
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| Petersburg is certainly the most European
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| | that has been restored since the
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| and best preserved city, adorned with
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| | oppressive rule of Stalin. The Baikal
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| stately architecture and regal cathedrals
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| | Lake region is also a very popular stop
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| that echo of a romantic and prestigious
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| | and a perfect place to be immersed in the
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| era. In the early 20th century, the
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| | natural beauty of Russia's heartland.
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| capital moved away from the European
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| | Baikal Lake is the oldest in the world,
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| border to Moscow where the Kremlin, Red
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| | estimated at 25-30 million years old. The
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| Square and Lenin's Mausoleum (where you
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| | lake region is home to over 2,500 animal
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| can view his embalmed body!) stand as
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| | species including a unique Siberian
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| testaments to Russia's rocky history. In
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| | species of freshwater seal and thousands
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| the Southwest, Volgograd is traditionally
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| | of migratory birds.
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| accepted as the origin of the Russian
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| | Accessibility is the new attitude toward
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| Empire and was fortified in the 1500s to
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| | foreign tourism in Russia. A society that
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| protect tsarist Russia's southern border
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| | has long been closed-off, particularly to
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| from Cossack and Viking pillages. With
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| | westerners, is now ready to embrace
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| these bases covered, leave the crowds
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| | curious visitors with open arms. There
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| behind and head east into a land with a
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| | has never been a better time to travel
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| history all its own.
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| | Russia!
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