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Top 10 Soviet-era experiences in St Petersburg

It’s 25 years since the USSR imploded but in St Petersburg there are still plenty of places to experience the highs and lows of the communist era, some of which are looked upon nostalgically by Russians

Moscow’s rage room

smash up a room with a sledgehammer in Moscow

Celebrate the Moscow metro’s 80th birthday with a journey through the city’s history – in pictures

When it opened on 15 May 1935, the Moscow metro was a subterranean Communist paradise: its chandeliers, marble, intricate mosaics and heroic statues created an opulent space that was accessible for the city’s workers. Eighty years on, it transports up to nine million people a day, with expansion plans set to make it the world’sContinue reading “Celebrate the Moscow metro’s 80th birthday with a journey through the city’s history – in pictures”