A smug-looking cat representing an humorous Russian expletive.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

The Nazis lost more men trying to take this Russian-held Stalingrad apartment block than they did when taking Paris.

Volcanic irregularity? Odd erosion? Alien eggs? Local legends compete to explain these strange orbs.

A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

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

During the Soviet era, the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria served as a substitute for Mecca.