Marble statue, Pavlovsk Palace, Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, Russia

Church of the Resurrection, Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Golden domes of the Church of the Resurrection, Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Russia, Siberia, Yamal Peninsula, the Nenets nomads are tundra reindeer herders

Russia, Siberia, Yamal Peninsula, the Nenets nomads are tundra reindeer herders

Russia, Siberia, Yamal Peninsula, the Nenets nomads are tundra reindeer herders

Russia, Siberia, lake Baikal

Russia, Siberia, lake Baikal

Soviet modernist mosaic, 1970s, Vichuga, Ivanovo region, Russia

Resurrection church, 1911, Tezino, Vichuga, Ivanovo region, Russia

Ceiling of the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas (Morskoy Nikolskiy Sobor) - Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1903â€"1913 as the main church of the Russian Navy, and dedicated to all fallen seamen...

Smolny Cathedral (Sobor) by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, built between 1748 & 1764, Saint Petersburg, Russia

St. Basil's cathedral, Red square, Moscow, Russia

Cityscape, Kremlin, Moskva river, Moscow, Russia

Cityscape, Kremlin, Moskva river, Moscow, Russia

Interiors of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Ice stalactites in a cave at the shore at sunset at lake Baikal, Irkutsk region, Siberia, Russia

Ice stalactites in a cave at the shore at sunset at lake Baikal, Irkutsk region, Siberia, Russia

Lake Baikal, Irkutsk region, Siberia, Russia

Russia, Moscow, The Kremlin listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, The Annunciation Cathedral

Russia, Moscow, The Kremlin listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, The Tsar Bell

Russia, Moscow, The Kremlin listed as World Heritage by UNESCO Illuminated

Russia, Saint Petersburg, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood

Russia, Saint Petersburg, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood at sunset

Russia, Moscow, Novodeviwhi monastery funded in the 16th century and listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, 17th century icon representing Virgin Mary

Russia, Lake Onega, Kizhi Island, Russian Girl front of Sergeev's House

Russia, Lake Onega, Kizhi Island listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Ceremony in the Church of Intercession

Russia, Lake Onega, Kizhi Island listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Transfiguration Cathedra

Russia, Moscow, Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral

Church of the Grand Palace, Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Grave of composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tikhvin Cemetery, Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Admiralty building, View from the Colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Smolny Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Interior of the Church of the Savior on Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Interior of the Church of the Savior on Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Domes of Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Illuminated Domes of Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

St Basils Cathedral in Red Square, Moscow, Russia

Football fans at World Cup football match at Maracana stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

An old grave at the Tikhvin Cemetery, Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Vyazhishchsky monastery, Novgorod region, Russia

Chapel from Kashira, Museum of wooden architecture Vitoslavlicy, Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod region, Russia

Woman in Tsar era attire, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Russia, St. Petersburg, Pushkin-Tsarskoye Selo, Catherine Palace Chapel detail

Russia, St. Petersburg, Pushkin-Tsarskoye Selo, Catherine Palace, west end

Russia, Leningradskaya Oblast, Gatchina, Prioratsky Palace, built by Czar Paul I for the Knights of the Order of Malta

Russia, St. Petersburg, Pushkin-Tsarskoye Selo, Catherine Palace Chapel detail

Russia, St. Petersburg, Center, Church of the Saviour of Spilled Blood on Griboedov Canal

Russia, St. Petersburg, Center, Dvotsovaya Square, Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum

Russia, St. Petersburg, Petrograd, Museum of Political History, office of Joseph Stalin

Russia, St. Petersburg, Winter Palace, Hermitage Museum, Room 197, The 1812 War Gallery

Russia, Moscow, Khamovniki-area, Novodevichy Monastery

Russia, Moscow, Zamoskvorechiye-area, Art Muzeon Sculpture Park, Soviet-era sculpture, hammer and sickle sculpture

Russia, Moscow, Red Square, Kremlin, St. Basils Cathedral and Kremlin Spasskaya Tower

Russia, St Petersburg, Peterhof Palace(Petrodvorets) Grand Cascade

Russia, St Petersburg, Peterhof Palace(Petrodvorets) Grand Cascade

St.Petersburg, Russia; Ballet dancers onstage during the performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet 'Swan Lake'

Elbrus Mountain, Russia, Kabardinos-Balkaria: Two men walking on Elbrus Mountain during Elbrus Race, the highest race in Europe.

Towers of Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Kirillov, Vologda region, Russia

Russia, The Golden Ring, Pereyaslavl-Zalessky or Pereslavl-Zalessky, St Nicholas Convent

Russia, The Golden Ring, Suzdal, Museum of Wooden Architecture

Saint Nicholas chapel in winter, Tikhvin, Leningrad region, Russia

Russia, St.Petersburg; St.Isaac's Cathedral in silhoutte against a dramatic eveing light with the Tsar Nicholas IInd's statue

Russia, St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried played by Yuri Kalinin, First Prize Winner at the Citta' di Rieti International Dance Competion, performing in Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'

Russia, St.Petersburg; Two ballet dancers in the wings during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'

Russia, St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried played by Yuri Kalinin, First Prize Winner at the Citta' di Rieti International Dance Competion during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'

Russia; St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'

Domes of St. Sophia cathedral (16 century), Vologda, Vologda region, Russia

Uspensky Cathedral, Bogorodichno-Uspenskij Monastery, Tikhvin, Leningrad region, Russia

Bogorodichno-Uspenskij Monastery in winter, Tikhvin, Leningrad region, Russia

Uspensky Cathedral, Bogorodichno-Uspenskij Monastery, Tikhvin, Leningrad region, Russia

Uspensky Cathedral with the old part of Tikhvin town in winter, Bogorodichno-Uspenskij Monastery, Leningrad region, Russia

Novodevichy Monastery, Moscow, Russia

The Peter and Paul Fortress, part of the State Museum of Saint Petersburg History, as seen from the Palace Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Bronze Horseman, a monument to the Peter the Great on the Senatskaia Ploshchad, built by order of the Empress Catherine the Great in 1782, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Statues and fountains of the Summer Garden (Letniy sad) in autumn, Saint Petersburg, Russia

A marble statue, Summer Garden (Letniy sad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

A wooden pergola of the Summer Garden (Letniy sad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

Small (Minor) Chinese Bridge in Alexander Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia