Russian Landscapes – This website is addressed to people who are fond of nature and self-supported travels. It contains eight galleries of pictures of landscapes taken along bike and canoe routes in Russia. There are also some maps and information about the wildlife of the region.
Baikal Web World – This site contains all kinds of data about Lake Baikal in Siberia. It has resources on lake’s origin and development, history, climate, fauna and vegetation. Includes maps and pictures of the landscapes.
Look at Russia – This page contains selected pictures of Andrei Yashurin and Edward Yashurin, amateur photographers from Russia. The main sections are pictures of villages, churches, trees, lakes, rivers, and cities of Russia. You have an option of browsing categories or taking a tour of the whole site.
Atlas of Russia’s Forest Landscapes – The site sums up information about forests in Russia. Included are maps of forest landscapes, tree species, and areas in Siberia. Contains current articles on the topic.
Culture of Russia – This website contains information about areas of Russian culture such as fine art, literature, architecture, theatre, cinema, music, and applied art. You can browse by works or authors. Includes info about other links on the topic.
Features and Statistics – Here you can find some interesting and useful information from the RIA-Novosti database. Articles on economy growth, social life, and environment. Updated weekly.
Russian Architecture – This Russian architectural portal – for amateurs and for professionals – everyone who is interested in a history of Russian architecture and the modern architecture. Main directions are news, history, modern architecture, authors’ projects, and links to the architects’ homepages.
Russian Federation Social-Economic Regions – The website contains an interactive map of social-economic regions of Russia. Each region has its own detailed map with the description of its cities. Also included topographic maps of Russia’s oblast’ and krai centers.
Moscow – A Moscow guide for travelers as well as residents. Contains general information about the capital of Russia. Includes links to the travel agencies, hotels, restaurants, clubs, sports, health, and shopping.
Saint Petersburg Online – This website contains info on physical and human geography of Russian Federation. It has practical information about currency, communications, transportation, mass media, entertainment, business, and etc. Includes the history of Saint Petersburg and its places of interest.
The State Hermitage Museum – Here you can find information about one of the largest and most famous Russian museums – the State Hermitage Museum. It contains museum’s history, recent projects, and visitors’ info. You can also take a virtual tour of the Hermitage.
Peterhof – The palace, fountain, and park ensemble of Peterhof homepage. Contains tons of information about every fountain and general history of Peterhof. Ten picture galleries of Peterhof and other places of interest in Saint Petersburg plus a video.
Submitted by Lidiya Tsedrik on 9/19/2003.
Resubmitted on 10/16/03.