This is a traveler and an essay writer’s note about Russia. See why it is worth to visit the biggest country of the world.

Traveler’s Essay: 12 Fantastic Reasons to Visit Russia

Besides the fact that I work as an essay writer, I am a great football fan. A few days ago I came back home from my long and lovely trip to Russia.

By the way, I managed to visit the recently finished world football championship. It is said to be the best competition of all, and I do share this opinion.

Still, today I’d like to distract from sport discussions and writing for my company, CoolEssay. In this article, I’d like to share my general impressions of the trip to Russia.

Haven’t you visited the biggest country in the world yet? It’s a pity. But I’ll tell you about 12 fantastic places that will make you go to Russia, literally.

1. Baikal

Baikal is the whole new world, inhabited by thousands of birds, animals, fish, and microorganisms. Many of them can’t be found anywhere else on the planet. This lake is as big as Belgium, and it will take you four months to walk around it with a normal walking speed.

The beautiful views of this lake impressed the outstanding movie maker James Cameron, who once dived into it to reach its bottom with a research purpose.

2. The Valley of Geysers on Kamchatka

The Kamchatka Valley of Geysers is one of the places with the biggest number of geysers in the world. This region is protected by UNESCO as a region of Kamchatka Volcanos. Several thousands of people have to enlist their names to visit this place in advance due to its location and status of a natural reserve.

3. Chukotka

There are no roads and railroads on Chukotka. That is why this place remains a heaven with the untouched nature, endless arctic storms, and severe frosts, coming from the northern part of the Pacific Ocean.

Everyone who had the possibility to see this place says it is the greatest view of their life, and I agree with them. The autochthonic population of Chukotka – the Chukchee and the Eskimo peoples – are bright and friendly nations. They go in for deer and dog races every year.

4. Mir Mine

The previously opened diamond mine is located in Siberia, the Sakha Republic. It is so big that helicopters are not allowed to fly above it due to the dangerous airflow. Mir mine is the second largest pit on the Earth. More than 10 million carats of diamonds are mined here per year.

5. Kizhi Island

You just must visit Kizhi Island protected by UNESCO. Its beauty is literally amazing. In Russia this island is registered as the memorial of medieval wooden architecture.

6. Vovnushki

The Caucasian region of Ingushetia is full of towers and fortresses: an ancient stone construction stands on almost every hill there.

7. Ural

Ural is the region with one of the oldest mountain spines of the world. And it is the border dividing Europe and Asia. The real heaven for paranormal activity admirers: numerous UFO legends and the story of the Dyatlov Pass incident come from there. The reasons of the tourists’ death are still unknown.

8. The Putorana Plateau

Putorana is the most northern and one of the oldest volcanic plateaus in the world. It is located to the west of the most northern city on the Earth – Norilsk. There are more than 25,000 lakes and the world’s biggest concentration of waterfalls on the plateau.

9. Multinsk Lakes

These lakes are pearls of Altai Krai. There are three lakes: Upper Lake, Middle Lake, and Lower Lake.

Tourists come here to look for the secrets of Shambala – the mythical magic land from the ancient texts of Kalachakra.

10. Two Capitals

Unbelievably different but equally attractive, these two cities often complement each other.

Saint-Petersburg is not just a location on Google Maps. It is a legendary, wonderful city with the beauty that can only be compared to Paris.

Moscow is the largest European city with the deepest metro in the world, the biggest Orthodox church, and the biggest university.

11. The Golden Ring

Near Moscow there is the so-called Golden Ring. It is a wonderful place for those who are in love with history and want to know more about Slavic precursors of Russia.

12. Arctic

Deer farmers who can predict your fate under the Polar light, long nights turning into days only once a year, and many other miracles are parts of everyday life of Arctic inhabitants. Tourists who love historic places come here because the Russian Arctic is the place where GULAG first appeared. But the region itself can propose you many other interesting and beautiful places.