Archangelgorod Governorate (Russian: Архангелогородская губерния, Arkhangelogorodskaya guberniya), or the Government of Archangelgorod, was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Tsardom of Russia and then the Russian Empire, which existed …
Anadyrsk was an important Russian ostrog (fortified settlement) in far northeastern Siberia from 1649 to 1764. It was on the Anadyr River, near the head of small-boat navigation, about 300 miles upstream, near the present Markovo.
The Amur Bridge Project is an international Sino-Russian bridge construction project that was first proposed in 2007 by Valery Solomonovich Gurevich, the vice-chairman of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Projected start dates for the actual constructio…
Alpha (also called RSDN-20 ) is a Russian system for long range radio navigation.
Allaikhovsky District (Russian: Алла́иховский улу́с; Sakha: Аллайыаха улууһа) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic towards …
Alexandrovsk (Russian: Алекса́ндровск) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Lytva River (Kama's tributary), 185 kilometers (115 mi) northeast of Perm, the administrative center of the krai.
The Alexander Nevsky Bridge (Russian: Мост Алекса́ндра Не́вского, Most Aleksandra Nevskogo) in St Petersburg, Russia is named after the legendary Russian military commander and politician Alexander Nevsky. The bridge connects Alexander Nevsky Square…
The Akhtuba River (Russian: А́хтуба); also transliterated Achtuba on some maps) is a left distributary of the Volga River.
Aeroport (Russian: Аэропо́рт, Airport, IPA: [aɪrɐˈport]) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. Its name, literally meaning airport, owes to the nearby Khodynka Aerodrome, Moscow's first airport which has by now ceased operation. Pr…
Achkhoy-Martan (Russian: Ачхо́й-Марта́н; Chechen: Тӏаьхьа-Марта) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: 20,172 (2010 Census); 16,742 (2002 Census); 14,6…
Abdulino (Russian: Абду́лино) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.
The Abakan (Russian: Абака́н), (from the Khakas word for "bear's blood") is a river in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia. It is formed by the confluence of the Bolshoy Abakan and Maly Abakan rivers. It rises in the western Sayan Mountains and flows …
The 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing took place on a routed taxicab, which was unloading passengers at a market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia on November 6, 2008 killing 12 and injuring 41. The bombing was committed by female suicide bomber. On Nove…
The Trade Unions Central Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Voronezh, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 32,750 people.
Opala (Russian: Опала) is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.
Yugorsk (Russian: Югорск) is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located in the northwestern part of the East-West lowland, 420 kilometers (260 mi) from Khanty-Mansiysk.
Yubileyny (Russian: Юбиле́йный) was a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) northeast of the Moscow Ring Road by Yaroslavl Highway, on the Klyazma River.
Yttygran Island is an island in the Bering Sea 24 km northwest of Cape Chaplino, close to the coast of Chukotka.
Vyborg railway station (Russian: ста́нция Вы́борг; Finnish: Viipurin rautatieasema) is a railway station located in the town of Viipuri, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Vyatskiye Polyany (Russian: Вя́тские Поля́ны) is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vyatka River, 350 kilometers (220 mi) southeast of Kirov.
Vvedenskoye Cemetery or German Cemetery (Введенское (Немецкое) кладбище) is a historical cemetery in the Lefortovo District of Moscow in Russia.
Pacific State Medical University (Russian: Тихоокеанский государственный медицинский университет), formerly known as VSMU (Vladivostok State Medical University) is a university in Vladivostok in the Far East of Russia.
Our Lady of Vladimir Church (Russian: Владимирская церковь) is a Russian Orthodox church, dedicated to Our Lady of Vladimir and located at 20 Vladimirsky Prospect, St.
Vitino (Russian: Витино) is an oil port on the White Sea in Russia. It is located near Beloye More railway station, a few kilometers south of Kandalaksha, Murmansk Oblast, on the western shore of Kandalaksha Gulf.
Vichuga (Russian: Ви́чуга) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located 65 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Ivanovo.
Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га) is a town and the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vetluga River.
Verkhoyansky District (Russian: Верхоя́нский улу́с; Sakha: Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууһа) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northern central part of the rep…
Verkhnyaya Salda (Russian: Ве́рхняя Салда) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Salda River (right tributary of the Tagil), 195 kilometers (121 mi) north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 46,221 (2010 Census); 51,195 (2002 Census); 55,…
Verkhneuralsk (Russian: Верхнеура́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River, 230 kilometers (140 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administr…
Varshavsky station (Russian: Варша́вский вокза́л, Varshavsky vokzal), or Warsaw station, is a former passenger railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now serving as the Museum of Railway Machinery.
Vanavara (IATA: -, ICAO: UNIW) is an airport in Russia located 2 km northeast of Vanavara. It is a civilian airport with a well-maintained concrete runway and a utilitarian transport layout.
Ust-Katav (Russian: Усть-Катав) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River.
Ust-Kamchatsk (Russian: Усть-Камча́тск) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Ust-Kamchatsky District of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the eastern shore of the Kamchatka Peninsula at the mouth of the Kamchatka Rive…
Ust-Dzheguta (Russian: Усть-Джегута; Karachay-Balkar: Джёгетей Аягъы; Kabardian: Жэгуэтэныпэ; Abaza: Усть-Джьгваты) is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia, located in the Caucas…
Urengoy (Russian: Уренго́й) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Purovsky District of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 10,066 (2010 Census); 9,329 (2002 Census); 11,868 (1989 Census).
Tverskoy Boulevard (Russian: Тверской бульвар) is one of the main thoroughfares in central Moscow. It is a part of the Boulevard Ring and begins at the end of the Nikitsky Boulevard, at the crossing with Nikitsky Street. The boulevard ends at the Pu…