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Russia , officially the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia. At 17,125,200 square kilometres , Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with about 144.5 million people as of 2018, excluding Crimea. About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country. Russia's capital, Moscow, is the largest metropolitan area in Europe proper and one of the largest cities in the world; other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much...
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  • 1. The Kremlin Nizhny Novgorod
    Veliky Novgorod , also known as Novgorod the Great, or Novgorod Veliky, or just Novgorod, is one of the most important historic cities in Russia, which serves as the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast. It is situated on the M10 federal highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. The city lies along the Volkhov River just downstream from its outflow from Lake Ilmen. UNESCO recognized Novgorod as a World Heritage site in 1992. Population: 218,717 ; 216,856 ; 229,126 .At its peak during the 14th century, the city was the capital of the Novgorod Republic and one of Europe's largest cities.
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  • 2. Smolensk Fortress Smolensk
    The Smolensk War was a conflict fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia. Hostilities began in October 1632 when Russian forces tried to capture the city of Smolensk. Small military engagements produced mixed results for both sides, but the surrender of the main Russian force in February 1634 led to the Treaty of Polyanovka. Russia accepted Polish–Lithuanian control over the Smolensk region, which lasted for another 20 years.
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  • 3. Alexander Palace Pushkin
    The Alexander Palace is a former imperial residence near the town of Tsarskoye Selo, on a plateau about 30 miles south from the imperial capital city of St. Petersburg. It is known as the favourite residence of the last Russian Emperor , Nicholas II , and his imperial family, and served as their initial place of imprisonment after the first of two of Russian Revolutions in February of that tumultuous year of 1917 that overthrew the Romanov during World War I . The Alexander Palace is situated in the Alexander Park, not far from the larger, more elaborate Catherine Palace, begun in 1717 by Empress/Tsarina Catherine the Great. Today it is undergoing renovation as a state museum housing relics of the former imperial dynasty.
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  • 10. Ragnit Castle Neman
    Neman , prior to 1946 known by its German name Ragnit , is a town and the administrative center of Nemansky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located in the historic East Prussia, on the steep southern bank of the Neman River, where it forms the Russian border with the Klaipėda Region in Lithuania, and 130 kilometers northeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,798 ; 12,714 ; 13,821 .
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  • 12. Tapiau Castle Gvardeisk
    Gvardeysk , known prior to 1946 by its German name Tapiau , is a town and the administrative center of Gvardeysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River 38 kilometers east of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 13,899 ; 14,572 ; 11,904 .
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  • 13. Labiau Castle Polessk
    Polessk , prior to 1946 known by its German name Labiau , is a town and the administrative center of Polessky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 49 kilometers northeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast, at the junction of a main road and a railroad at the Deyma River, shortly before it enters the Curonian Lagoon. Population: 7,581 ; 7,681 ; 6,859 ; 4,744 .
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