20 BEST PHOTOS of the country from Russia Beyond editors

Slava Petrakina / Vsevolod Pulya / Mikhail Khokhlov
Slava Petrakina / Vsevolod Pulya / Mikhail Khokhlov
The Russian village, the center of the Asian continent, sand dunes, the contrasts of Moscow - we’ve decided to share with you the best shots taken in Russia by our very own writing staff.

Many of us at Russia Beyond are avid travelers who love going all over the country, gathering a lot of footage along the way. We’ve collected the most striking, scenic and simply curious shots taken by our writers while out and about in Russia’s various corners. Check them out below!

Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Moscow

Slava Petrakina
Slava Petrakina

Kalmykia

Erwann Pensec
Erwann Pensec

Vladivostok

Vsevolod Pulya
Vsevolod Pulya

Aviamotornaya Metro Station, Moscow 

Erwann Pensec
Erwann Pensec

Borovsk, Kaluga Region

Pavel Kuzmichev
Pavel Kuzmichev

Asia’s geographical center, Kyzyl, Tuva Republic

Erwann Pensec
Erwann Pensec

Izmailovo Market, Moscow 

Erwann Pensec
Erwann Pensec

Shkolnaya Street, Moscow

Erwann Pensec
Erwann Pensec

Observation deck view from the Akhulgo Memorial Complex, Dagestan

Mikhail Khokhlov
Mikhail Khokhlov

Divnogorsky Monastery, Voronezh Region

Alexandra Guzeva
Alexandra Guzeva

Losiny Island, Moscow

Slava Petrakina
Slava Petrakina

Tea hut in the woods, Meshchersky park

Pavel Kuzmichev
Pavel Kuzmichev

Dargavs, North Ossetia

Vsevolod Pulya
Vsevolod Pulya

Kaliningrad Cathedral, Kaliningrad

Pavel Kuzmichev
Pavel Kuzmichev

Backstage at the ‘Kafe Idiot’ ballet at the Meyerhold Center, Moscow

Zarina Snizhevskaya
Zarina Snizhevskaya

Red Square, Moscow

Vsevolod Pulya
Vsevolod Pulya

Dead Woods, Cape Burkhan

Pavel Kuzmichev
Pavel Kuzmichev

Auto plant museum, Moscow Region

Pavel Kuzmichev
Pavel Kuzmichev

Chara Sands - the northernmost desert in the world

Mikhail Khokhlov
Mikhail Khokhlov

A.S. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Zarina Snizhevskaya
Zarina Snizhevskaya

BONUS: View from our office building in Moscow!

Vsevolod Pulya
Vsevolod Pulya
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