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Area:

17,075,400 km²

Population:

147,600,000 (1997)

Capital:

Moscow

Languages:

Russian

Religions:

Russian Orthodox 24%, Muslim 10-15%

Currency:

1 rouble = 100 kopeks

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Our Thoughts

There is no place like Russia. The trans-siberian railroad is a must-see. Traveling down the Volga is wonderful, but we recommend going by boat.

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Trip 2001	Trans-Siberian Railroad
July 14, 2001	Arrive from Mongolia on a train to Ulan Ude.
July 15	Ulan Ude
July 15	Overnight train to Lake Baikal via Irkutsk.
July 16-18	Explore Lake Baikal
July 19	Visit Irkutsk
July 20	Depart Irkutsk on Train No. 9 at 1.55 p.m. (4 berth sleeper)
July 20-22	Enjoy trans-Siberian, multi-day train ride Ekaterinburg
July 22-23	Tour Ekaterinburg (arrived on july 22 at 1:50 pm)
July 24	Ride train to Moscow.
July 25-28	Explore Moscow.
July 28	Depart Moscow on Train No. 3 at 11.59 p.m. (4 berth sleeper)
July 29	Arrive St Petersburg at 8:30 am.
July 29-Aug 1	Tour St. Petersburg


Trip 2002	The Volga
September 22-25	Moscow
September 26	Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan
September 27	Lenin's hometown, Ulyanovsk and drove to Saratov. Overnight train to Volgograd.
September 28	Volgograd. Overnight train to Astrakhan.
September 29	Astrakhan.
September 30	Train to Kazakhstan.

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