Europe : Russia

Once the dominant power of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Russia is now an independent country, the largest in the world. It spans more than 17 million square kilometers of Europe and Asia and ranks eighth in world population. Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with the United States, Canada, and Japan. Cruise the rivers, canals and waterways between Moscow and St. Petersburg and experience 1,000 years of history, from picturesque villages and onion-domed churches nestled in pine forests, to modern cities built along the shores. Founded more than 850 years ago, the historical capital of Moscow offers a wealth of cultural, musical and entertainment activities. St Petersburg is an exquisite old city of palaces and canals, built by Czar Peter the Great as his window on the west, to rival other great cities of Europe; it is known to many as "Venice of the North." Today, Russia is enjoying a cultural renaissance of impressive proportions.

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