Trans-Siberian Ekaterinburg
Ekaterinburg, or Yekaterinburg as it is also sometimes romanised, is the fourth largest city in Russia and one of the most popular stops on...
Moscow Kremlin History
Literally meaning “fortress inside a city” and usually known simply as “the Kremlin”, the Moscow Kremlin refers to the fortified collection of palaces and...
St Petersburg’s Hermitage
The State Hermitage is one of the world’s oldest museums having been founded by Catherine the Great 250 years ago and has been open...
Trans-Siberian Vladivostok
The city of Vladivostok lies at the far eastern end of the Trans-Siberian railway and has been a city that has had an important...
About Siberia
Some say the name comes from the old Turkic word “Siber” meaning “beautiful” others that it was the ancient name of the tribe of...
Trans-Siberian History
In 1890-91 the future Tsar Nicholas II took part in an epic journey that took in large pats of Asia and the Far East...