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Fountains of Alexandrovsky Gardens by night, with illuminated Kremlin as a backdrop, just outside of Red Square in Moscow, Russia

For the best view of the beautifully illuminated Russian Kremlin, take a nighttime boat trip down the Moscow River

Inside the famous Gum Department Store in Red Square, Moscow, Russia. Even during the worst economic times in Russia, goods could still be found in the store, as long as customers could afford to pay.

The Belozersky Monastery near the small village of Kirillov, Russia, is one of the few that was not destroyed under Communism

Smolny Cathedral and Convent was built to house Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great, after she was banned from succession to the throne. The Baroque cathedral was named Smolny – ‘tar’ in Russian – for the tar pits that once occupied the site where it now stands.