The cities of Russia

The cities of Russia

Places of Interest in Moscow

Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation.

The capital of Russia is located on the Moskva River .

The population of the capital is about 12 million people.

There are five airports, nine railway stations and three river ports at the disposal of Moscow.

The heart of Moscow is Red Square with the Kremlin.

Moscow is one of the most beautiful cities in the world .

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg is often called Russian capital of culture.

It is the second largest city in Russia.

It is a city of white nights, green parks, channels and bridges.

There are very many beautiful and interesting places in St. Petersburg. Among them are the Summer Garden with its famous railing, the Hermitage, the Kazan Cathedral, the Russian Museum, the Alexander Nevski Monastery

Irkutsk

Irkutsk  is the largest city and administrative center of  Irkutsk  Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census,  Irkutsk  is the 25th largest city in Russia by population, the 5th largest in the Siberian Federal District, and one of the largest cities in Siberia.

Irkutsk is characterized by an extreme variation of temperatures between seasons. 

It can be very warm in the summer, and very cold in the winter.

Important roads and railways like the  Trans-Siberian Highway   and  Trans-Siberian Railway  connect Irkutsk to other regions in Russia and  Mongolia . The city is also served by the  Irkutsk International Airport  and the smaller  Irkutsk Northwest Airport .

Sochi

Sochi is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the  Sochi  River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 443,562 residents, up to 600,000 residents in the urban area.

Being a part of the  Caucasian Riviera , it is one of the very few places in Russia with a  subtropical  climate, with warm to hot summers and mild to cool winters.

Sochi hosted the  XXII Olympic Winter Games  and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014.

It was also one of the host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Kirov

Kirov  (Russian:  Ки́ров , IPA: [ˈkʲirəf]) is the largest city and administrative center of  Kirov  Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Vyatka River in European Russia, 896 km northeast of Moscow. Its population is 518,348 (in 2020). 

Kirov  is a historical, cultural, industrial, and scientific center of Priural'e (territory on the west side of the Ural Mountains); place of origin for Dymkovo toys; the most eastern city founded during the times of Kievan Rus'.

Cheboksary

Cheboksary  is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia and a port on the Volga River. The city is located in the Volga Upland region and stands on the shore of the  Cheboksary  Reservoir. Cheboksary  was first mentioned in written sources in 1469, when Russian soldiers passed here on their way to the Khanate of Kazan.

The climate in the region is continental and it is similar to the climate in Moscow, although colder in winter, which lasts from late November until late March with a permanent snow cover.

Svirsk

Svirsk  (Russian:  Свирск ) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Angara River 150 kilometers northwest of Irkutsk.

Svirsk  was granted town status in 1949. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of  Svirsk —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

Voronezh

Voronezh  (Russian: Воронеж ) is a city and the administrative centre of  Voronezh  Oblast in Central Russia straddling the  Voronezh  River and located 12 kilometers from where it flows into the Don River.

The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects western Russia with the Urals and Siberia, the Caucasus and Ukraine, and the M4 highway (Moscow– Voronezh –Rostov-on-Don–Novorossiysk).

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