Russian Far East Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
geographic region
About Russian Far East
The Russian Far East is extraordinarily far from Russia's major population centers inEuropeand is usually visited separately, unless by theTrans-Siberian Railway. The largest city in the region, Vladivostok, is a full seven time zones away fromMoscow, with 9,300km of railroad between them. The Far East is very different from popular conceptions of Russia—it is very mountainous and has an often spectacular Pacific coastline. The people indigenous to this region have more in common with those of northern China, Mongolia or the Inuit than with the Slavic Russians; however, they are now outnumbered by ethnic Russians, particularly in the larger cities. If time and money are not constraints, the highlights of this massive region include the city ofVladivostok, the beautifulKuril Islands, the ot
Russian Far East Travel Guide Sections
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