A guide to traveling in Russia that provides information on the country's history, culture, top experiences, out-of-the-way locales, and architectural wonders, and provides listings for hotels, restaurants, and shops.

Russia remains an enigma to many, and most visitors will only go to the stunning St Petersburg or the capital Moscow, but those who venture further into this vast country will be rewarded by beautiful scenery of mountainous landscape and wild steppes as well as a variety of peoples and cultures unrivaled anywhere else.

As the symbolic heart of Russia, Moscow, which celebrated its 867th anniversary in 2014, has enjoyed a renaissance as one of the world's great cities. The capital's streets now buzz 24 hours a day, and joint ventures between east and west have already opened plush new hotels, internationally stocked shops, and well over 1,000 eating establishments. Her sister-city, St. Petersburg, host of Russia's Golden Age and cradle of revolution, and surely Russia's...