This document provides information about tourism in Russia, including its capital city of Moscow, major airports, airlines that operate between India and Russia, popular tourist attractions, and famous circuits. It outlines key facts about Russia like its official language, currency, and time zones. Some of the top attractions highlighted include Red Square in Moscow, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Hermitage Museum, Lake Baikal, and the Trans-Siberian Railway. It also describes the Golden Ring, a tourist route that features historic cities northeast of Moscow.

1. Russian Federation
Presented by
Ashwani Verma
IITTM (2012-2014)
NOIDA

2. Political View of Russian Federation

3. Useful information about the country
• Capital : Moscow ( 55*45’N 37*37’E)
• Official Language : Russian
• Recognized Language : English, German, French, Turkish
• Time Zone : UTC+3 to +12
• Currency : Russian ruble (RUB)
• Rate of Exchange of the Currency : 1 RUB = 1.56 INR

4. Major Airports of Russia
• Domodedovo International Airport ( Moscow)
• Sheremetyevo International Airport (Moscow)
• Vnukovo International Airport (Moscow)
• Ufa International Airport (Ufa)
• Kurumoch International Airport (Samara)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Russia

5. Airlines Operates Between India And Russia
• Air France
• Austrian Airlines
• Swiss
• Lufthansa
• Air India
• Jet Airway
• Siberia Airline
• Aeroflot
• Emirates
• Air Astana
• Etihad Airways
• Finnair
• Qatar Airways
• Turkish Airlines
The Flight Cost For Return
Fare : 45000 to 55000 INR

6. Tourist Attractions in Russia

7. Saint Basil's Cathedral
• Built between 1554 and 1561 and
situated in the heart of Moscow,
• St. Basil’s Cathedral has been
among the top tourist attractions
in Russia.
• It is not the building’s interior
artifacts that attract visitors, but
rather the cathedral’s distinctive
architecture. Designed to
resemble the shape of a bonfire
in full flame,

8. Hermitage Museum
• Founded in 1764 by Catherine the
Great
• The Hermitage Museum in Saint
Petersburg, Russia is a massive
museum of art and culture showing
the highlights of a collection of over
3 million items spanning the globe.
• The collections occupy a large
complex of six historic buildings
including the Winter Palace, a former
residence of Russian emperors.

9. Moscow Kremlin
• The Kremlin is a must-see
attraction for anyone visiting
Moscow.
• Home to the nation’s top
governmental offices
• The walled enclosure also houses
four cathedrals built in the 15th
and 16th century as well as
several notable museums.

10. Suzdal
• Once the capital of several Russian
principalities
• Suzdal is the jewel of Russia’s
“Golden Ring,” ancient cities that
the country has preserved as living
museums of Russia’s cultural past.
• Dating back to 1024, the entire city
is like a large open-air museum that
transports visitors back in time.

11. Lake Baikal
• The deepest and oldest lake on Earth.
• Lake Baikal holds around 20 percent of
the world’s fresh water. Located in
Siberia, the 25-million-year-old lake is
surrounded by mountain ranges.
• The lake is considered one of the
clearest lakes in the world. Known as the
Pearl of Siberia,
• Lake Baikal is home to several resorts,
making the area a popular vacation
destination.

12. St Sophia Cathedral, Novgorod
• Located in Novgorod, Russia’s oldest
city,
• Saint Sophia Cathedral is situated
within the grounds of the city’s
Kremlin.
• Standing 125 feet high and adorned
with five spectacular domes, the
cathedral is the oldest church building
in Russia.

13. Kizhi Island
• Located in Karelia, a region in
Northwestern Russia that borders Finland
and the White Sea
• Kizhi Island is best known for its
incredible open-air museum.
• The museum’s collection features the
120-foot high Church of the
Transfiguration of Our Savior, a structure
made famous by its 22 domes.
• Other tourist attractions includes dozens
of wooden houses, windmills, chapels and
barns.

14. Valley of Geysers
• Situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula in
the Russian Far East
• The Valley of Geysers is the second
largest geyser field in the world.
• The Valley of Geysers was discovered in
1941 by local scientist Tatyana Ustinova.
Since then it became a popular tourist
attraction in Kamchatka and attracts a lot
of interest from scientists and tourists.

15. Mount Elbrus
• Mount Elbrus is located in the Caucasus Mountain
Range in Southern Russia.
• At 5,642 meters (18,510 ft), Elbrus is included as
one of the Seven Summits, the highest summits on
each of the planet’s seven continents, attracting
both experienced and novice mountain climbers.
• While the mountain was formed from a volcano, it
is considered dormant, with no recorded
eruptions.
• A cable car system can take visitors as high as
3,800 meters (12,500 ft), facilitating ascents to
the summit.

16. Trans-Siberian Railway
• Part of the longest railway system in the world
• The classic Trans-Siberian railway runs from
Moscow to Vladivostok, a city near Russia’s
borders with China and North Korea.
• Begun in 1891 by Tsar Alexander III and
completed by his son, Tsar Nicholas II, in 1916,
the line is known as the route of the tsars.
• Most travelers use the train as overnight
accommodation from one destination to the
next.

17. Famous Tourist Circuit in Russia Golden Ring

18. Golden Ring
• The Golden Ring is a ring of cities northeast of Moscow, the
capital of Russia. They formerly comprised the region known
as Zalesye.
• There were eight cities originally included into the tourist route of
the Golden Ring, but many more are now associated with it.

19. Cities Included
• Kostroma
• Ivanovo
• Suzdal
• Vladimir
• Sergiyev Posad
• Pereslavl-Zalesskiy
• Rostov Velikiy
• Yaroslavl

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