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Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It is situated on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains.
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Perm transport
Perm is an important railway junction on the Trans-Siberian Railway with lines radiating to Central Russia, the north part of the Urals, and the far east of Russia. The Kama River is an important link in the unifying deep-water system of the European part of Russia.
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Volgograd
Volgograd
Volgograd is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River.read more
Volgograd transport
Volgograd is a major railway junction serviced by Pri Volga Railway. Rail links include Moscow; Saratov; Astrakhan; the Donbas region of Ukraine; the Caucasus and Siberia.
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Ufa
Ufa
Ufa is the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Ufa is the capital and the administrative, political, economic, scientific and cultural center of the republic. With a population of 1,064,200 , Ufa is one of the largest cities in Russia.
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Ufa transport
Ufa is linked by railways to the rest of Russia, having a railway station on a historic branch of Transsib. The M7 motorway links the city to Kazan and Moscow and the M5 motorway links Ufa to Moscow and to the Asian part of Russia.
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Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don is the city and the administrative center of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia, located on the Don River, just 46 km from the Sea of Azov. Population: 1,068,267 .
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Rostov-on-Don transport
Rostov-on-Don is a major transport junction.
Rostov-on-Don Airport has domestic flights, as well as flights to and from former C.I.S., Europe, Africa and Asia. The international river port is specialized in processing freights (mineral and construction, packing), timber and metal. There are also the main & the suburban railway stations, as well as the main & the suburban bus stations available. The railway line “St.Petersburg-Rostov-Caucasus” crosses the territory of Rostov-on-Don. One can also find the navigable way, which goes from the center of Russia towards the Black and the Mediterranean Seas; and the air line “St.Petersburg-Moscow-Caucasus”
Rostov-on-Don Airport has domestic flights, as well as flights to and from former C.I.S., Europe, Africa and Asia. The international river port is specialized in processing freights (mineral and construction, packing), timber and metal. There are also the main & the suburban railway stations, as well as the main & the suburban bus stations available. The railway line “St.Petersburg-Rostov-Caucasus” crosses the territory of Rostov-on-Don. One can also find the navigable way, which goes from the center of Russia towards the Black and the Mediterranean Seas; and the air line “St.Petersburg-Moscow-Caucasus”
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Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city in Russia, located just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on Miass River. It is the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Population: 1,077,174 .
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Chelyabinsk Transport
Chelyabinsk Metro
Chelyabinsk Metro is an underground rapid transit system being constructed in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Envisioned in the 1960s, construction started in 1993.
The first three stations were scheduled to open in 2007, but this has been postponed to 2010. In 2007 a decision has been made to open the first line in 2014, consisting of four stations.
As of Feb. 2010, some 3.6 km of tunnel has been made, out of a total 6.7 km.
Chelyabinsk Metro is an underground rapid transit system being constructed in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Envisioned in the 1960s, construction started in 1993.
The first three stations were scheduled to open in 2007, but this has been postponed to 2010. In 2007 a decision has been made to open the first line in 2014, consisting of four stations.
As of Feb. 2010, some 3.6 km of tunnel has been made, out of a total 6.7 km.
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Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,105,000 it is the sixth largest city of Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the right to brand itself as the "Third Capital" of Russia. In 2009 it was chosen as the "sports capital of Russia". The Kazan Kremlin is a World Heritage Site.
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Omsk
Omsk
Omsk is a Russian city located in southwestern Siberia, it is the administrative center of Omsk Oblast. It is Russia's second-largest city east of the Ural Mountains, and 8th by size nationally. Omsk is 1,389 miles (2,235 km) distant from Moscow.
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Samara
Samara
Samara is one of the largest cities in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia, the Volga Federal District, at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is also the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: 1,157,880.
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Transport in Samara
Samara is a major transport hub.
Kurumoch International Airport handles flights throughout Russia, Central Asia and to Frankfurt and Prague.
Kurumoch International Airport handles flights throughout Russia, Central Asia and to Frankfurt and Prague.
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Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,293,537 making it Russia's third largest city.
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Transport in Yakaterinburg
Yekaterinburg, which is still called by its Soviet name Sverdlovsk in rail timetables, is an important railway junction on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with lines radiating to all parts of the Urals and the rest of Russia. As the economy grew stronger after the slump of the 1990s, several European airlines started or resumed flying to the city's Koltsovo International Airport (SVX). These include Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Malév, Austrian Airlines, Czech Airlines and Finnair.
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Sochi
FEDERATION ISLAND
Federation Island will be a 350-hectare artificial island located off the coast of Sochi, Russia.
Federation Island will house 25,000 people in apartments and villas. Federation Island is expected to be completed in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The project will cost around 6.2 billion dollars (4.4 billion euros).
Federation Island will house 25,000 people in apartments and villas. Federation Island is expected to be completed in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The project will cost around 6.2 billion dollars (4.4 billion euros).
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Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
The Nizhny Novgorod city is the most economically progressive and reformist in Russia. History decreed that the Nizhny Novgorod city should be the "heart of Mother Russia", situated as it is in the very center of the European part of the Russian Federation, on the banks of the River Volga.
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Transport and Communications
An advantageous geographical location and a traditional role of Nizhny Novgorod as a trade center gave premises for creation of a comparatively high-developed transport infrastructure. Railways, motor roads, water- and airways conveniently connect Nizhny Novgorod with any Russian region, the CIS and foreign states.
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Saint Petersburg
Getting from airport to the city
Taxis at Terminals 1 and 2 have now joined a structured pricing scheme based on geographic zones, and taxis can be ordered from the service booth in the arrivals hall
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Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is a city in Novosibirsk Oblast, Siberia, and is the third largest city in Russia.
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Transport in Novosibirsk
There is a lot of public transport in this city. There are public buses, trolleybuses, minibuses and even a metro. Public transport operates from 6.00 until 0.00 usually, and a trip costs 5R ($0.2).
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Moscow
Moscow
Moscow has a long and dramatic history. The city has been completely destroyed and rebuilt again many times throughout the years.read more
Cheapest flights to Moscow
Moscow is all things to all people. For Westerners, the city may look European, but its unruly spirit seems closer to Central Asia. To Muscovites, however, Moscow is both a "Mother City" and a "big village", a tumultuous community which possesses an underlying collective instinct that shows itself in times of trouble. Home of one in fifteen Russians, it is huge, surreal and apocalyptic. Its beauty and ugliness are inseparable, its sentimentality the obverse of a brutality rooted in centuries of despotism, while private and cultural life in the city are as passionate as business and politics are cynical.read more
Visa free countries for Russia
Holders of passports issued by the following countries are not required to obtain a visa prior to travel to Russia
