Russia has hundreds of mineral springs, many of which have been developed into fully operational recreation and treatment facilities. Check out RBTH’s guide to Russia's best thermal springs – they will rejuvenate you and improve your health.

Dombai is one of the most popular ski resorts in the Caucasus. The Dombai mountains are located in Karachay-Cherkessia, at the foot of the main Caucasus ridge in the Dombai meadows.

Khibiny Mountains, eerie industrial ruins, Orthodox monasteries, snow villages, and abandoned factories, or race snowmobiles through frozen valleys. Kirovsk offers northern cuisine—venison, whitefish, cloudberries—and lively nightlife, while nearby resorts and unique Arctic attractions like the Ice Palace for Weddings make this remote, frozen land both surreal and unforgettable. What is...

Since the earliest memory of time, the Karelians, a small group of Finno-Urgic people, occupied the territory spanning the north-western coast of Lake Ladoga to south-eastern Finland. What is the cost of this freedom?

Town born from postwar industrial ambition, vast taiga landscapes, the country’s only Clock Museum. with wooden gears and space-bound timepieces to the Mineral Museum housing the rare charoite stone, the town reveals Siberia’s surprising harmony of industry, nature, and history along the storied Siberian Route.

Kirovsk: Skiing on the Polar Circle. The small northern town, which is famous for its phosphate mines, is increasingly becoming popular for winter sports.

Kronstadt is also known as a “rebel city”, for its rebellion against the Bolsheviks. It is also known as a “city of farewells”, as white handkerchiefs were once waved to sailors departing for months at sea.

The best time of year to be in the Kamchatka Peninsula is considered to be autumn: warm, sunny weather sets in, the temperature maintains a steady 8-10 degrees Celsius, but can often reach up to 15-20 degrees.

The Curonian Spit, in the Kaliningrad Region, is a good place to have a relaxed, peaceful and inexpensive beachside vacation.