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St. Petersburg - the "Second" Capital of Russia

Winter Palace, St. Petersburg St. Petersburg is the city where I was born. I admire its cathedrals, palaces and other buildings. Every corner in the center can give you a surprise. Sometimes I look at all these and feel that my heart, my soul can’t contain all this beauty.

Russian Winter

Voronezh They say that winter in Russia is severe. If you think about Siberia, for example, it is really so. But in central part of Russia it is not so cold.

Yelets - Elder Brother of Moscow

Yelets, Russia What is Russia? To find the answer only in Moscow and St. Petersburg is not enough. If you have such opportunity visit little old Russian towns. One of them is Yelets, located in 393 kilometers from Moscow. It was founded in 1146. Therefore, it is older than Moscow that was found in 1147. People say that Yelets is as old as ancient Russia. Having such a long history, the town survived in many wars.