Back in the tiny USSR.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.

This museum explores the tumultuous history of Lviv under Nazi and Soviet occupation.

The largest park in Lviv is surrounded by a network of disused rail tracks.

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.