Kalach (Russian: Кала́ч) is a town and the administrative center of Kalacheyevsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tolucheyevka and Podgornaya Rivers, 294 kilometers (183 mi) from Voronezh, the administrative cen…
Kakhovskaya (Russian: Каховская) is a station of the Moscow Metro's Kakhovskaya Line. It was opened on 11 August 1969 as the southern terminus of the Zamoskvoretskaya Line, and from 1983 until 1995 was the terminus of the Kahovskaya branch of this l…
Kadom (Russian: Кадом) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kadomsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Moksha River 245 kilometers (152 mi) from Ryazan. Population: 5,478 (2010 Census); 6,1…
The Resurrection Church in Kadashi Sloboda (Храм Воскресения Христова в Кадашах) is a major Naryshkin Baroque church in Moscow (Yakimanka District), formerly the tallest building in Zamoskvorechye, which may still be seen from Red Square.
KAMAZ Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny. The stadium was built in 1977 and holds 6,504 people.
The Izvestiy TSIK Islands or Izvesti Tsik Islands (Russian: Острова Известий ЦИК), also known as Izvestia Islands, is an archipelago composed of two large and two small islands covered with tundra vegetation, shingle and ice.
Izmaylovskaya (Russian: Измайловская) is a Moscow Metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. It is one of the few surface level stations of the system. Moscow's harsh winters make above-ground stations impractical, but the design nonetheless en…
Ivao Group (Russian: Группа Ивао) is a group of cinder cones located in the southern part of Urup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.
The Italian Bridge (Russian: Италья́нский мост) is the bridge across the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is a single span, steel, pedestrian bridge next to Italian street (hence the name).
Irkutsk State Pedagogical College, also called Irkutsk State Teacher Training University was founded in 1909 in Irkutsk, Siberia as the University for training intending teachers for schools and colleges. Now the University consists of 9 faculties a…
Irkutsk Northwest Airport is an airport in Russia located 11 km northwest of Irkutsk. It is a civilian airfield with maintenance hangars, and features a very spartan taxiway pattern.
Inta Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Инта) (IATA: INA, ICAO: UUYI) is an airport in Komi Republic, Russia located 2 km north of Inta. It services small transport aircraft.
Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences—one of the institutes of the Tomsk Research Center of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is located in Tomsk Ac…
The Institute for Spectroscopy Russian Academy of Sciences (ISAN) (in some sources the abbreviation used is ISAS, IS RAS) is a Russian research institution located in Troitsk, Moscow
Imeni Alexandra Kosmodemyanskogo (Russian: и́мени Алекса́ндра Космодемья́нского) is a residential area in Tsentralny Administrative District of the city of Kaliningrad in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It was formerly known by its German language name …
Ilet (Mari: Элнет, Elnet, Russian: Илеть, Ilet, Tatar Cyrillic: Илләт, Latin: İllät) is a river in Mari El, Russia. Major tributaries are the Ashit, Yushut, Voncha and Petyalka. Minimum mineralization is 1000-1400 mg/l.
Iksha (Russian: Икша) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of Moscow along the Dmitrov highway and the Moscow Canal, and is a junction of the Savyolovo Railway.…
The Ice Palace is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Cherepovets, Russia.
The Heiberg Islands, spelt Geyberg, Gejberg or Geiberg (Russian: Гейберга Острова; Geyberga Ostrova or also острова Акселя Гейберга) is a group of four small islands covered with tundra vegetation and with scattered stones on their shores. They lie …
HVDC Ekibastuz–Centre is an unfinished HVDC transmission line between Ekibastuz in Kazhakstan and Tambov (Centre substation) in Russia whose construction was started in 1978. It was planned to have a length of 2,414 kilometres (1,500 mi), which woul…
Gusev is an impact crater in Russia.
The Gruzino estate near Chudovo, Russia, was constructed by a team of Neoclassical architects under Vasily Petrovich Stasov for Count Alexey Arakcheyev in the 1810s.
The Greater Church of Christ's Ascension (Большое Вознесение) is one of the largest parish churches in downtown Moscow. It is a major landmark of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and Nikitskiye Vorota Square. It is named "greater" to prevent confusion wit…
Grazhdansky Prospekt (Russian: Гражда́нский проспе́кт, Civil avenue) is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was designed by architects A. Getskin, V Vydrin and E. Val' and opened on December 29, 1978. The sta…
Gorodishche (Russian: Городи́ще) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Gornye Klyuchi (Russian: Го́рные Ключи́, lit. mountain springs) is an urban locality (a resort settlement) in Kirovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Ussuri River near the mouth of the Draguchina River, 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) fro…
Gornorechensky (Russian: Горноре́ченский, lit. mountain river) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kavalerovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of Kavalerovo, with which it is connected by an aut…
Gorno-Altaisk State University was founded in 1949 as the Pedagogical Institute. It is located in Gorno-Altaisk, Russia. In 1993 it was given the status of a classical University. At present 5500 students and 100 postgraduates are enrolled at the Un…
The Goritsky Monastery of Dormition (Russian: Успенский Горицкий монастырь) was a Russian Orthodox monastery in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia.
Gorelovo (also Annino) was an air base in Leningrad Oblast, Russia located 23 km southwest of Saint Petersburg, located 10 km west of Pulkovo Airport.
Gorbunov Palace of Culture (Ru. Дворец культуры имени Горбунова, Gorbushka) is a popular concert hall in the west of Moscow, best known for rock concerts and Live records by various bands. The building is constructed in the style of constructivism i…
Gorbatov (Russian: Горба́тов) is a town in Pavlovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Oka River in the Meshchera Lowlands.
Golyanovo District (Russian: райо́н Голья́ново) is a district of Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 157,040 (2010 Census); 159,147 (2002 Census).
The Gelendzhik Bay (Russian: Геленджикская бухта) is an ice-free bay located on the Russian coast of the Black Sea, immediately to the southeast of the Tsemes Bay. The entire 12-km coastline between the capes Tonkiy and Tolstyi falls within the boun…
Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
The Fyodorovskaya Church (Фёдоровская церковь) is a penticupolar parish Russian Orthodox church built by ordinary parishioners on the right bank of the Kotorosl River in Yaroslavl between 1682 and 1687. It is dedicated to Theotokos Feodorovskaya, a …