Arkhipo-Osipovka (Russian: Архи́по-О́сиповка) is a rural locality (a selo) and a Black Sea resort under the jurisdiction of the Town of Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Arkhipo-Osipovka (many people call this place Arkhipka) is located 50 kilom…
On March 16, 2004, an explosion destroyed a corner section of a nine-story Soviet-era apartment building in Arkhangelsk, Russia. It happened at 3:25 a.m. local time (UTC +3). The explosion occurred in 120 Avenue of the Soviet Cosmonauts in the Octob…
The Merchant Court (Гостиный двор) is a network of fortified depots built on the Pur-Navolok promontory in Arkhangelsk by a team of German and Dutch masons between 1668 and 1684. Only the northern tower of the original structure and parts of the wes…
The Arkazhy Monastery (Russian: Аркажский монастырь, Monastery of Arcadius) was one of the most important monasteries of medieval Novgorod the Great. It stood about two miles south of the city and just west of the Yuriev Monastery. All that remains …
Argazi Reservoir (Russian: Аргазинское водохранилище) is a reservoir, created on the Miass River (Tobol's basin) in Chelyabinsk Oblast (Russia) in 1946. The Argazi Lake has become a part of the Argazi Reservoir ever since. The reservoir has a surfac…
Arch Moscow is an international exhibition of architecture and design held annually since 1995. It is held in Moscow, Russia, in the Central House of Artist in the Crimean shaft (Krymsky val).
Arbatskaya Square or Arbat Square (Russian: Арба́тская пло́щадь) is one of the oldest squares of Moscow, located on the junction of Gogolevsky Boulevard, Znamenka Street and Arbat Gates Square (in 1925–1993 – part of Arbatskaya Square).
Arakamchechen Island is an island in the Bering Sea. It lies north of Cape Chaplino, close to the coast of Chukotka. It is separated from the continental shore by an 8 km wide sound.
Aptekarsky Island (Russian: Апте́карский о́стров, pronounced [ɐˈpʲtʲɛkərstkʲɪj ˈostrəf]) is a small island situated in the northern part of the Neva delta. It is separated from Petrogradsky Island by the Karpovka River, from Kamenny Island and Krest…
The Apostolic Nunciature to Russia is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See in the Russian Federation. It is located at 7/37 Vadkovsky Lane (Russian: Вадковский переулок, 7/37) in the Tverskoy District of Moscow.
Anyuy River (Russian: река Аню́й), also known as Onyuy River (Онюй) or Dondon River (Дондон) is a river in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Amur River. It originates on slope of Tordoki Yani in the Sikhote-Alin mountain …
Andreapol is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia located 3 km east of Andreapol. It was built as an interceptor aircraft base.
Anabar Bay (Russian: Анабарский залив, or Anabarskiy Zaliv) is a gulf in the Laptev Sea. Lat 74° 30' and long 113° 15'. It stretches between the eastern cape off the mouth of the Anabar River and the Nordvik Peninsula. Nordvik Bay lies further west …
Amgun River (Russian: Амгу́нь) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia that flows northeast and joins the Amur River from the left near its mouth. The length of the river is 723 kilometres (449 mi). The area of its basin is 55,500 square kilometres (2…
The American Center in Moscow is a library and cultural center located in the Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1993 by the U.S. Embassy to the Russian Federation.
The All-Russian (i.e. National) Pushkin Museum is a museum, dedicated to life and work of Russia's greatest poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837). It is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Alikovsky District (Russian: А́ликовский райо́н; Chuvash: Элĕк районĕ, Elĕk rajonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwestern central part of the rep…
Alikovo (Russian: Аликово; Chuvash: Элĕк, Elĕk) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Alikovsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located 67 kilometers (42 mi) south of Cheboksary, on the Cheboksary—Krasnye Chetai and…
The Aley River (Russian: Алей) is a Russian river. It is a tributary of the Ob, located in the Altai Krai.
Alexeyevskaya (Russian: Алексе́евская, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲeɪfskəjə]) is a station on the Moscow Metro's Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line.
The Alazeya River (Russian: Алазея) is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia which flows into the Arctic between the basins of the larger Indigirka River to the west and the Kolyma River to the east. The river is 1,590 kilometres (990 …
Alatyr River (Russian: Алатырь) is a river in Mordovia in Russia, Sura's left tributary. The length of the river is 296 km. The area of its basin is 11,200 km². The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov a…
Alagirsky District (Russian: Алаги́рский райо́н; Ossetian: Алагиры район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eight in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the r…
The Aktay (Russian: Актай) or Aqtay (Tatar Cyrillic: Актай, Latin: Aqtay) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Volga River, falling into the Kuybyshev Reservoir near Izmeri. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long, and …
Akademicheskaya (Russian: Академи́ческая, IPA: [ɐkədʲɪˈmʲitɕɪskəjə],) is a station on the Moscow Metro's Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line. It is named for the several Akademichesky Proyezd streets formerly located nearby, which were themselves named after t…
Afipsky (Russian: Афипский) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Seversky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Afips River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from Krasnodar. Population: 18,969 (2010 Census); 17,977 …
Adzhigardak is the name of a mountain in south Urals near Asha (town) on the border of Chelyabinsk oblast and Bashkiria, Russia, and of a ski resort based on it.
The Admiralty Embankment (Russian: Адмиралтейская набережная (Admiralteyskaya Naberezhnaya)) or Admiralty Quay is a street along the Neva River in Central Saint Petersburg, named after the Admiralty Board. Between 1919 and 1944 the street was known …
The Academy of Labour and Social Relations (Russian: Академия труда и социальных отношений) is a university in Russia, located in Moscow. It was founded in 1919.
Abzakovo (Russian: Абзаково; Bashkir: Абҙаҡ) is a rural locality (a selo) in Beloretsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.
The Kazan gas explosion occurred on January 9, 2008, destroying an entire corner of a three-story khrushchyovka-style apartment building on Malaya Pechyorskaya Street in the Aviastroitelny District of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The explosion took pla…
The 2002 Grozny OMON ambush occurred on April 18, 2002, when the Chechen insurgents killed about 21 and wounded seven republican OMON special police officers.
Chinar (Russian: Чинар; Azerbaijani: Çınar) is a rural locality (a selo) in Derbentsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, located in the southeastern part of the republic, 107 kilometers (66 mi) from the republic's capital Makhachkala and 5 kilom…
Yuryev-Polsky District (Russian: Ю́рьев-По́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,910 square kilo…
The Ustya (Russian: Устья) is a river in Kotlassky, Krasnoborsky, Ustyansky, and Velsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. A very short portion of the river also forms the boundary between Kotlassky District and Velikoustyuzhsky District of …
Sosensky (Russian: Сосенский) is a town in Kozelsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located in the southeast of the oblast, 90 kilometers (56 mi) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast, and 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from Kozels…