Be sure to visit nearby Pushkin Square for a glimpse of local Russian life. The area is a very popular meeting spot, and one of the most beautiful squares in Moscow, with the famous statue of ...
Russia and Ukraine were part of the 15 Soviet republics that made up the Soviet Union. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine declared independence on August 24. The map below ...
Stop by the area's Russian Museum, which houses the world's largest collection of Russian art, or the Tauride Palace and Gardens, the original site of the first Russian parliament, the Imperial ...