Russia GuideRussia, — Russia is by far the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, spanning Eastern Europe, and northern Asia, sharing land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland … HotelsFind hotels in Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi, Vladimir, Yakutsk and more. MoscowMoscow is the capital of Russia. Having played a central role in the development of the Russian state and its history, Moscow was the capital of the former Soviet Union and continues to pave the way as Muscovites move into the 21st century. Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg, known as Petrograd in 1914-1924 and Leningrad in 1924-1991, is the second largest city of Russia with 5 million inhabitants and the former capital of the Russian Empire. SochiSochi is one of the southernmost places of Russia and the second-largest city of Krasnodar Krai, with a population of 415,000. Central RussiaCentral Russia is located in the country's extreme west, but it casts the main role in Russian history and economics. Northwestern RussiaNorthwestern Russia is a region of Russia stretching from the major population center of Leningrad Oblast on the Baltic Sea to vast, remote, and empty lands above the Arctic Circle. Russian Far EastFar Eastern Russia is the easternmost part of Russia, comprising its Pacific Ocean islands, coastline and a swathe of eastern Siberia. SiberiaSiberia is a region in Russia. Western Siberia Krasnoyarsk Krai Eastern Siberia With an area of nearly 10 million Siberia is vast. Southern RussiaSouthern Russia is a region in Russia bordering the country's Central and Volga Regions to the north, Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea to the east, Azerbaijan and Georgia to the south, the Black Sea and Ukraine to the west. Volga RegionThe Volga Region, is the large region of Russia in the Volga Basin, centered along the Volga River. UralsThe Urals is a common geographical name of the area of Russia around the Ural Mountains. ChernozemyeChernozem is the exceptionally fertile "Black Earth" belt in European Russia along the border with Ukraine, famous for its rich, deep, black soil. Kaliningrad OblastKaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть is Russia's only oblast that is removed from the rest of Russia.