In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.