Seven Wonders of Russia include: 1. Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake in the world located in Siberia. 2. Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, site of the decisive Battle of Stalingrad in WWII. 3. The Valley of Geysers in Kamchatka, one of the largest geyser fields in the world within a nature reserve. 4. The weathering pillars in Komi Republic, unique geological formations up to 42 meters tall formed by erosion.

1. Seven Wonders Of Russia

2. Lake Baikal
the world's oldest lake, at 30 million years, and
deepest, averaging 744.4 meters.
Located in the south of the Russian region
of Siberia, between Irkutsk to the northwest and
the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most
voluminous freshwater lake in the world, containing
roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water.

3. Mamayev Kurgan
a dominant height overlooking the city
of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) in Southern Russia.
The name in Russian means "tumulus of Mamai".
The original Mamayev Kurgan was a Tatar burial
mound 102 meters high. The current formation is
shows the Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 to
February 1943). The battle was a
decisive Soviet victory of World War II and the
bloodiest battle in human history. At the time of its
installation in 1967 the statue named ’The
Motherland Calls’ formed the largest free-standing
sculpture in the world.

4. The Valley of Geysers
The Valley of Geysers is one of the largest geyser
fields in the world. It is located in Kamchatka in
Kronotsky Reserve. Kronotsky State Biosphere
Reserve is one of the oldest reserves in Russia
established in 1934. The reserve covers an area
more than 1 million hectares including 135,000
hectares of sea area of the eastern coast
of Kamchatka.
There are 12 active volcanoes (including
Kronotsky volcano, height – 3,528 m), numerous
thermal lakes, geysers and waterfalls on the
territory of the reserve.

5. The weathering pillars of Komi
Republic
The weathering pillars is a unique geological monument located on the
plateau of Man’-Pupu-Ner in Troitsko-Pechorsky district of Komi
Republic of Russia. The geological monument
is the composition of seven pillars with the
height of 30 to 42 meters.
The pillars appeared as
the result of ancient
mountains erosion.
There are numerous
legends about the pillars
among the local people.

6. Mount Elbrus
an inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain
range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-
Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Mt. Elbrus's peak
is the highest in the Caucasus, in Russia. While there are differing
authorities on how the Caucasus are distributed between Europe
and Asia, many sources agree that Elbrus is also the highest
mountain in Europe. Mt. Elbrus stands at 5,642 meters the east
summit is slightly lower at 5,621 metres

7. Petergof
• a series of palaces and gardens located
in Saint Petersburg, laid out on the orders
of Peter the Great. These Palaces and
gardens are sometimes referred as the
"Russian Versailles".

8. is a Russian Orthodox church
Saint Basil's erected on Red Square in
Moscow in 1555–61 on orders
from Ivan the Terrible. It
Cathedral commemorates the capture
of Kazan and Astrakhan.
St. Basil's marks the geometric
center of Moscow. It has
been the hub of the city's
growth since the 14th century
and was the city's tallest
building until the completion
of the Ivan the Great Bell
Tower in 1600.