Best places: Historic sites in Russia

Hilltop complex of fortified palaces & monuments erected over 1,000 years, now serving as museums.

Ornately-decorated modern mosque on Kremlin site with iconic blue 55-metre minarets & dome.

This important symbol of the Orthodox religion sits in a spectacular spot overlooking the river.

👍👍 Были здесь на троицу, было большое служение, храм переполнен людьми, но для тех, кто не смог попасть внутрь, на улице служение дублируется в громкоговоритель. Храм отреставрирован, красивый, величественный. Церковная лавка находится на территории монастыря, я считаю, что это правильно, ведь это не д...

Immense, fortified compound of churches & palaces, with museums of Russian state regalia & art.

One of Moscow's highest points, home to the Victory Park with World War II displays & a war museum.

Sprawling, 16th-century fortification with architecturally notable towers, cathedrals & museums.

Well-preserved remains of a Dorian-style Greek city dating back to the 5th century B.C.

Expansive gallery & museum with art, cultural & military history exhibits & vintage artifacts.

Built in 1780 as a wooden dock for boats, this historic landmark now features stone stairs.

2 vast towers rise from the walls of this medieval fortress, dating back to the 16th-century.

Monumental 1500s Orthodox cathedral in the Kazan Kremlin, topped by blue domes & a gold tower.

Well-preserved medieval fortress ruins to explore with a cliff-top tower & panoramic sea views.

👍👍 Большой мемориал, есть где погулять и понять Подвиг. Отличная полевая кухня! Солдатская каша 100₽!!! Недорого! Выставка техники. Можно пострелять холостыми, если интересно...

Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII.

Rocket-like TV tower with 45 levels & an open-air observation deck accessible by guided tour only.

Early-1900s, Moorish estate featuring furniture on display & an underwater archaeology museum.

Vast 18th-century palace, now HQ of interparliamentary assembly of CIS member states, with tours.

👍👍 A place with simply stunning views of the Russian Bridge, Ajax Bay and the eastern entrance of the Eastern Bosphorus Strait, which this complex was intended to protect. The battery itself, built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, was restored only in 2012 - more than a century later. The te...

Imposing palace, completed in 1844, former imperial residence & current seat of the city parliament.