An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.

Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.

A former special storage facility for documents during the Cold War.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

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

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

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

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

Hidden in a metro shop under a shopping mall, this small museum tells the story of one of the world's largest urban transit systems.

This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.

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

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Back in the tiny USSR.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

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

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

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.