Region · Europe & Asia
Russia
Culture, places to visit and food in Russia, all in one place.
On the Atlas20 venues on the map
Places to visitTop 100 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 27 places to eat
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Top places to visit
Moscow, RussiaRed SquareHistoric central square bordered by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, GUM and Lenin's Mausoleum.Moscow, RussiaMoscow KremlinFortified complex of palaces, cathedrals and the Armoury Chamber at the heart of Moscow.St Petersburg, RussiaState Hermitage MuseumVast art and culture collection housed in the Winter Palace and adjoining buildings.Moscow, RussiaSt Basil's Cathedral16th-century cathedral with colourful onion domes, commissioned by Ivan the Terrible.Peterhof, RussiaPeterhof Palace and GardensImperial palace on the Gulf of Finland with the Grand Cascade and hundreds of fountains.Lake Baikal, RussiaLake BaikalWorld's deepest and oldest freshwater lake, a UNESCO site known for its clear water and ice.St Petersburg, RussiaChurch of the Saviour on Spilled BloodOnion-domed church covered inside with mosaics, built where Alexander II was assassinated.Pushkin, RussiaCatherine PalaceBaroque imperial palace at Tsarskoye Selo, home to the reconstructed Amber Room.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Kazan KremlinArchitecture · Kazan
- Bolshoi TheatreMusic · Moscow
- Chekhov Moscow Art TheatreTheatre · Moscow
- Great Hall of the Moscow ConservatoryMusic · Moscow
- Maly TheatreTheatre · Moscow
- Novodevichy ConventArchitecture · Moscow
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine ArtsArt · Moscow
- Saint Basil's CathedralArchitecture · Moscow
- State Historical MuseumMuseum · Moscow
- State Tretyakov GalleryArt · Moscow
- Zaryadye Concert HallMusic · Moscow
- Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet TheatreMusic · Nizhny Novgorod
Taste
Food of Russia
RussiaBorschtBeetroot soup with beef and cabbage, served with soured cream.RussiaPelmeniSmall meat dumplings served with butter, vinegar or cream.RussiaBliniThin pancakes eaten with caviar, soured cream or jam.RussiaShchiCabbage or sauerkraut soup, one of the oldest dishes.RussiaBeef StroganoffStrips of beef in a mustard and soured cream sauce.RussiaOlivier saladDiced potato, peas, egg and sausage in mayonnaise.RussiaSolyankaSharp soup of pickles, olives, lemon and mixed meats.RussiaPirozhkiSmall baked or fried buns with savoury or sweet fillings.Eat out
Restaurants in Russia
Moscow, RussiaWhite RabbitGlass-domed restaurant above Smolensky Passage known for inventive modern Russian tasting menus.Moscow, RussiaCafé PushkinRestaurant in a recreated 19th-century mansion serving classic Russian dishes around the clock.St Petersburg, RussiaPalkinRevival of a historic Nevsky Prospekt dining house known for grand imperial-era Russian cuisine.Moscow, RussiaTwins GardenTwin brothers' restaurant known for dishes built on produce from their own farm.St Petersburg, RussiaHarvestRestaurant known for vegetable-led, zero-waste cooking using northern Russian produce.Moscow, RussiaSavvaRestaurant in the Hotel Metropol known for refined modern Russian cooking in an ornate hall.Kazan, RussiaTatarskaya UsadbaRestaurant in the old Tatar quarter known for echpochmak, chak-chak and Tatar home cooking.St Petersburg, RussiaKokokoRestaurant known for creative dishes built on seasonal Russian farm produce.Travel
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