Russia detailed statistics and information
Statistical information about Russia including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military statistics.

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High quality shaded relief map showing natural features.

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A trip to Sub-Arctic Urals
There are different traditions of spending summer vacations. Some prefer to relax at a sunny ocean beach, others travel to famous tourist attractions of the world. There are still others, who prefer wilderness and lack of any civilization.

Altai and Mt. Belukha
The Altais are a large mountain system situated in the southern part of Siberia, at the border between Russia and Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. This is an exceptionally beautiful region and, what is more important, a truly unspoiled one. Here the trees in the large forests fall on the underbrush only when they die a natural death; they are then gradually covered with thick moss, often becoming an inextricable tangle. At a higher altitude the Siberian birch trees, from 50 to 70 cm high, extend like a carpet over the earth. The grasslands are never scythed or used for grazing, and in spring there is an explosion of blooming flowers, some of which are species that have by now become rare in the Alps. The region abounds in squirrels, marmots and small rodents; lynxes, snow leopards, bears and golden eagles lead undisturbed lives here. In the Altais you walk through virgin land, on paths that often turn into brooks after snow-falls, wade across torrents, and skirt dazzlingly beautiful lakes and tall waterfalls.

Caucasus
Caucasus range is extending for 1200 km from the great plains of Russia to the mountainous territories of Transcaucausia, from the Black sea to west to Caspian sea to east, forming both geographic, ethnic and political barrier. The Great Caucasus is traditionally divided into three regions - Western, Central and Eastern, with conventional borders coming through two highest peaks: Mt. Elbrus (5642 m) to the west and Mt. Kazbek (5033 m) to the east. It is between these two giants that the most beautiful mountains of Caucasus rising up.

Crimea, Black sea, rock climbing
Crimea is a small peninsula that extends into the Black Sea, in the area with the most beautiful and most popular practice climbs in Russia. The mountains can be reached in two-four hours by car from the Simferopol airport. The most famous faces are those in the Forosskiy Kant, the left-hand part of Mt. Mshat-Kaya, which rise up over the village of Foros; here there are a dozen "classical" routes rated 5 and 6. Among the most well-known are the Semi-orka (Seven), the Kant po Kantu (Edge of the Crest), the Rizhiy Ugol (Red Corner), the Pra-viy Romb (Right-hand Rhombus) and the LeviyRomb (Left-hand Rhombus). Separated from the Forosskiy Kant by the Bay-darskie Vorota pass, is the Kilse-Burun face (662 m), which has shorter but more difficult routes including parts that require the use of ladders. The descent from Forosskiy Kant and Kilse-Burun winds down a path amongst juniper bushes and then on to the road that descends through the pass, going by the enchanting Uspenskiy (Ascension) Monastery. Even in the coldest winter days the peculiar microclimate in this region makes for pleasant climbing up Mt. Kush-Kaya (Mountain of the Birds, 664 m), which is situated in the isolated Batilman valley, on Laspi Bay. You can get there by means of the Sevastopol-Yalta road. The routes here include all the difficulty rating categories. The easiest, most panoramic descent winds down to Laspi Bay. The Crimea mountain chain is closed off towards the sea by Cape Aya (558 m), which has the tallest wall in the entire region and 500-meter routes. It is an hour's walk from the bivouacs under Mt. Kush-Kaya.

Adventure travel in Russia 
Database with descriptions and pictures of adventure travel destinations in this beautiful and interesting country.

Create your own custom vacation to Russia 
This site lets you put together the perfect vacation for yourself based on where you want to go and what you want to do. This is a very good travel tool.