1. UNESCO sites in Russia
2. Museums and Sights
3. Theatres and Concert halls
4. Russia for Children
5. Dining out
6. Shopping
7. Media
8. Guidebooks
9. Transportation
10. Russia on webcam
11. Russian Language and Culture in the UK
1. UNESCO SITES IN RUSSIA
UNESCO: Russian sites included on the World Heritage List
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2. MUSEUMS AND SIGHTS
The Hermitage in St.Petersburg : An excellent site dedicated to one of the world’s most famous museums
The Russian Museum in St.Petersburg: The world’s largest collection of Russian art
Peter the Great’s Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkammer) in St.Petersburg: a collection of human curiosities and rarities is one of the most complete and interesting in the world
Pushkin (Tsarskoe selo): The one of the most beautiful St.Petersburg’s suburbs
Peterhof: The other one of the most beautiful St.Petersburg’s suburbs with its famous fountains
Pavlovsk: The State Museum-Reserve in St.Petersburg
Russian History Websites: Fantastic photos of St.Petersburg and its suburbs
St.Petersburg’s cathedrals
The State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow: The world's most extensive collection of Russian art, including everything from icons by the legendary Andrey Rublyov to portraits of some of Russia's most prominent 18th and 19th century public figures
The Moscow State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts: Russia's second most important collection of European Art
The State Historical Museum in Moscow: fascinating archeological exhibitions charting the history of Russian civilization from its Neanderthal beginnings to the 20th century.
The Museum of Space in Moscow : learn more about the history of Russian spacemen and spacecrafts
Moscow Kremlin: The main tourist attraction where the history of Moscow has begun
Cinema Museum: one of Russia's newest museums created under the auspices of the State Academy of Artistic Sciences
The Golden Ring - Sergiev posad: a fine example of a working Orthodox monastery
Kuskovo: The State Museum of Ceramics and Kuskovo 18th Century Estate (only in Russian)
Kolomenskoe Museum-Preserve: the medieval tsar estate, where Peter The Great was born and lived in the early childhood (only in Russian)
Russian Village Shuvalovka: a traditional Russian village with lots of tourist attractions. Built between the world famous Peterhof fountains and Strelna, residence of President Putin
The KIZHI state open-air museum of history, architecture and ethnography
The Golden Ring - Vladimir-Suzdal: The State Historical Architecture and Art Museum-Reserve
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3. THEATRES AND CONCERT HALLS
The Moscow State conservatory by Tchaikovsky
The Kremlin Palace: concert hall
St.Petersburg’s philharmonia for whose who love classic music
Visit Russian folk show in St.Petersburg
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4. RUSSIA FOR CHILDREN
Moscow Zoo
State Darwin Museum: Learn more about evolution
Bolshoi Circus: home to the great Russian circus tradition and host to daily performances featuring bears, tigers, elephants, trapeze artists, acrobats and the good old slapstick clown
The Nikulin's Circus: the oldest Moscow circus
The Puppet Theatre by Obraztsov: home to Russia's great tradition of puppetry and a fascinating museum devoted to the subject. Enjoy daily performances, charmingly produced especially for children
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5. DINING OUT
Menu.ru: Restaurant life of Moscow and St.Petersburg
Restaurants of Moscow
Restaurant guide for Moscow
Restaurant guide for St.Petersburg
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6. SHOPPING
TSUM: the oldest department store in Russia opened by two entrepreneurs from Scotland in 1885
GUM: the Moscow’s “State Department Store” located on the Red Square built between 1890 and 1893 by Alexander Pomerantsev
Manezh: the contemporary department store in the heart of Moscow
The Vernisage in Izmailovo : the city's largest and most animated souvenir market offers visitors a wide range of Russian handicrafts, Soviet memorabilia, original paintings and delicious local cuisine
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7. MEDIA
Russia Today : Russian TV Channel broadcasting in English worldwide
Russia Profile: Online magazine about politics, business and culture in Russia
RBC RosBusinessConsulting: Russian news online
Moscow Times: The website of the most known English newspaper in Moscow
St.Petersburg Times: The website of the most known English newspaper in St.Petersburg
Website of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin: society and politics
Culture of Russia: Website supported by the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation
British Council in Russia: UK-related events in Russia
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8. GUIDEBOOKS
Lonely Planet: The largest collection of guides, very popular, but too often followed as a bible. Remember that the research can be 3 to 12 months old before it appears as a book on the shelves. Thus, even the latest edition fresh from the printers can be outdated, especially for Russia which is constantly changing and developing its tourist infrastructure
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9. TRANSPORTATION
Info services: City and metro maps for Russian cities and other useful information
St.Petersburg metro map
All you need to know about the Trans-Siberian Railway and more
The Trans-Siberian Railway – Web encyclopaedia
The State Company “Russian Railways”
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10. RUSSIA ON WEBCAM
Earth Cam Directory of worldwide webcams including Russia: Take a peek at your destination before you go
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11. RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN THE UK
The Russian Language centre: the only specialist Russian language school in the UK
Russian language courses for all levels of ability: start out with Russian
Elite College: Russian courses for beginners and intermediate ability
King's College London: Russian for beginners
The Institute in Hampstead: if you've got more time to invest into your learning
South Thames College: all levels of Russian language for you
The Centre for Russian Studies: regularly runs seminars on various aspects of Russian history and culture which are open to the public
The Society for Cooperation in Russian and Soviet Studies: promotes knowledge of the culture, language and history of Russia and the former Soviet Union by organising language courses, lectures and film showings.
The Russian British Cultural Association: they maintain a listing of various Russian related goings-on around the country
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