Going To Russia

Russia, the world’s largest country, obviously defies a “brief description,” as it covers 11 time zones, all climate zones except tropical, with land that stretches almost halfway around the planet.
In fact, by jet from Moscow, it takes about 8 hours to reach Vladivostok on its Pacific Ocean coast. If you were to take that trip on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, count on your journey taking four days minimum.

Russia has over 1,000 major cities, with 16 having a metro population of more than one million. The most populated cities are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg.

Moscow, the capital, with over 12 million (metro) residents, is the country’s major economic and political center – the seat of the President, the government and the State Duma.