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Sochi is a long Black Sea resort city with beaches and parks, the 2014 Olympic Park in Adler and mountain resorts at…

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Vladivostok is a hilly Pacific port at the end of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Visitors come for the Golden Bridge, Eagle's Nest viewpoint,…

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Irkutsk is a Siberian city on the Angara river, known for its wooden houses, Decembrist museums and as the usual starting point…

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Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan, where the Volga and Kazanka meet. Its UNESCO-listed Kremlin holds both a mosque and a cathedral,…

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Saint Petersburg is a city of palaces, canals and long summer twilight, founded by Peter the Great in 1703. This guide covers…