Car Rental Russia - Exploring Russia

Just outside Moscow lies Star City which is the cosmonaut training complex open to visitors. Vladivostok, a famous naval base on the Pacific Ocean, abounds with rolling hills and sea views. The Far East Maritime Reserve and the Ussuri Nature Reserve surround the city, home to bears, tigers and the rare amur leopard.

Murmansk, a rather bleak, cold town, comes alive in March when visitors flock here for the Festival of the North. You can witness reindeer races, ski marathons and lots of snow, ice and tundra.

Vyborg is one of Europe’s oldest cities with much Finish architecture reminiscent of Finland’s control in the area. The northern town of Kem contains the Solovetsky Monastery as well as being the site of Stalin’s Gulag Camps.