Russia has inherited a rich tapestry of landmarks, ... Nizhny Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Samara, Volgograd, Rostov, ... Russia’s most famous square, ...

Yekaterinburg is a mystical place. It grew out of a hole-in-the-wall miners’ town to become Russia’s third metropolis. Yekaterinburg was a closed territory for several decades, but today it ...