Europe's highest peak is a key pillar of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

The largest Buddhist city in Europe is a haven for chess fanatics.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

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

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.