The heart of the former Soviet Union has transformed during the past decades. Its vast territory reaches from E Europe all the way to the Pacific coast. Huge cities such as Moscow give way to pristine tundra and taiga landscapes in the N and E parts of the country.
Moscow | Red Square with St. Basil's Cathedral
Moscow | Red Square with St. Basil's Cathedral
Moscow | St. Basil's Cathedral at night
Moscow | St. Basil's Cathedral
Moscow | Red Square at night
Moscow | Red Square with State Historical Museum
Moscow | Kremlin with Ivan the Great Bell Tower
Moscow | GUM department store
Moscow | Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Moscow | Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Moscow | Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Moscow | Moscow State University
Moscow | Moskva river and Moscow-City
Moscow | Park Pobedy and Moscow-City
Moscow | Novinskiy Boulevard
Moscow | Arbat
Moscow Metro | Kievskaya
Moscow Metro | Komsomolskaya
Moscow Metro | Belorusskaya
Moscow Metro | Belorusskaya
Moscow | Siberian tiger
Moscow | Monument to Yuri Gagarin
Moscow | Contrast at Kaluzhskaya Square
Moscow | Statue of Lenin at VDNKh
Moscow | Rocket monument at VDNKh
Moscow | VDNKh with Moscow Pavilion
Kandalaksha | House in Karelian style
Lovozero | Museum of the History of Kola Sámi
Verkhnetulomsniy | Sunset scene
Monchegorsk | On the road
Monchegorsk | Church of the Ascension of Christ
Murmansk | Panoramic view
Murmansk | Residential buildings
Zapolyarny | Residential building
Zapolyarny | Street scene
Zapolyarny | Street scene
Zapolyarny | Nickel-copper mine
Nikel | Nickel plant
Nikel | Nickel plant
Nikel | Mining town
Nikel | Karl Marx
Perm | Kosa river
Perm | Kosa river with Solym
Irkutsk | Angara river
Irkutsk | Kirov Square
Irkutsk | Urickiy Street
Irkutsk | Wooden architecture
Irkutsk | Wooden architecture
Irkutsk | Wooden architecture
Irkutsk | Holy Trinity Church
Irkutsk | Cathedral of the Epiphany
Irkutsk | Cathedral of the Epiphany
Irkutsk | Lenin
Irkutsk | Taltsy Museum
Irkutsk | Classroom at Taltsy Museum
Irkutsk | Mica window at Taltsy Museum
Selenga Valley
Lake Gusinoye | Shore S of Baraty
Gusinoozyorsk | Thermal power plant
Lake Gusinoye | Houses at Gusinoye Ozero
Lake Gusinoye | House at Baraty
Tarbagatay | Colourful house
Selenga Valley | Panoramic view
Lake Baikal | Kultuk panorama
Lake Baikal | Sunset at Tankhoy