Санкт-Петербург — белые ночи
Sankt-Pe-ter-burg — be-ly-ye no-chi
Saint Petersburg — white nights
Usage
Talking about St. Petersburg's famous white nights (midnight sun) phenomenon
Grammar Note
"белые ночи" = white + nights (plural). The white nights festival (June) draws millions to St. Petersburg. Dostoevsky's "White Nights" is named after this phenomenon.
Москва
Moskva
Moscow
Usage
Capital of Russia, a city of over 12 million centered on the Kremlin and Red Square with a radial metro network
Санкт-Петербург
Sankt-Peterburg
Saint Petersburg
Usage
Russia's second city and former imperial capital at the mouth of the Neva, lined with palaces including the Hermitage
Новосибирск
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Usage
Largest city in Siberia, on the Ob River and a principal stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Екатеринбург
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Usage
Main city of the Urals near the Europe-Asia boundary, site of the Church on the Blood
Казань
Kazan
Kazan
Usage
Capital of the Republic of Tatarstan on the Volga, where Russian Orthodox and Muslim Tatar cultures meet
Нижний Новгород
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Usage
Historic city at the confluence of the Volga and Oka, known for its hilltop kremlin
Владивосток
Vladivostok
Vladivostok
Usage
Pacific port city in the Russian Far East and eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Иркутск
Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Usage
East Siberian city, the gateway to Lake Baikal, known for its carved wooden houses
Волгоград
Volgograd
Volgograd
Usage
City on the lower Volga, formerly Stalingrad, dominated by the Motherland Calls statue on Mamayev Hill
Калининград
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
Usage
Russian exclave on the Baltic, formerly Konigsberg, home to the cathedral where Kant is buried
Мурманск
Murmansk
Murmansk
Usage
Largest city above the Arctic Circle, an ice-free port and a base for winter aurora viewing
Красноярск
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Usage
Major Siberian city on the Yenisei River, next to the Stolby nature reserve of granite pillars
Хабаровск
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
Usage
Far Eastern city on the Amur River close to the Chinese border, on the Trans-Siberian line
Улан-Удэ
Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude
Usage
Capital of Buryatia east of Lake Baikal, near the Ivolginsky Datsan Buddhist monastery
Самара
Samara
Samara
Usage
City on the middle Volga known for its long riverside promenade and Stalin's underground bunker
Уфа
Ufa
Ufa
Usage
Capital of Bashkortostan, an industrial city on the western slope of the Urals
Пермь
Perm
Perm
Usage
City on the Kama River in the western Urals, near the Kungur Ice Cave
Челябинск
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Usage
Industrial city in the southern Urals, known worldwide for the 2013 meteor event
Омск
Omsk
Omsk
Usage
West Siberian city on the Irtysh River and a Trans-Siberian Railway stop
Тюмень
Tyumen
Tyumen
Usage
The oldest Russian town in Siberia, known for hot springs and the oil industry
Ростов-на-Дону
Rostov-na-Donu
Rostov-on-Don
Usage
Main city of southern Russia on the lower Don, gateway to the North Caucasus
Воронеж
Voronezh
Voronezh
Usage
Regional center of the Black Earth region, where Peter the Great built his first fleet
Владимир
Vladimir
Vladimir
Usage
Golden Ring town east of Moscow whose 12th-century Assumption Cathedral and Golden Gate are UNESCO sites
Суздаль
Suzdal
Suzdal
Usage
Small Golden Ring town of monasteries and wooden architecture; no railway, reached by bus from Vladimir
Ярославль
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Usage
Golden Ring city on the Volga whose historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Сергиев Посад
Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad
Usage
Pilgrimage town 70 km northeast of Moscow, home to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
Кострома
Kostroma
Kostroma
Usage
Golden Ring town on the Volga, known for the Ipatiev Monastery where the Romanov dynasty began
Великий Новгород
Veliky Novgorod
Veliky Novgorod
Usage
One of Russia's oldest cities, midway between Moscow and Saint Petersburg; its kremlin and St. Sophia Cathedral are UNESCO listed
Псков
Pskov
Pskov
Usage
Medieval city near the Estonian border with a riverside kremlin and ancient churches
Выборг
Vyborg
Vyborg
Usage
Port town near the Finnish border with a medieval castle, an easy day trip from Saint Petersburg
Петропавловск-Камчатский
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Usage
Main city of the Kamchatka Peninsula and base for volcanoes, hot springs and bear watching; reachable only by air
Республика Карелия
Respublika Kareliya
Republic of Karelia
Usage
Lakeland republic bordering Finland; boats to Kizhi Island leave from its capital Petrozavodsk
Шереметьево
Sheremetyevo
Sheremetyevo Airport
Usage
Moscow's main international airport (SVO), northwest of the city; the Aeroexpress from Belorussky station takes about 35 minutes
Домодедово
Domodedovo
Domodedovo Airport
Usage
International airport south of Moscow (DME); the Aeroexpress from Paveletsky station takes about 45 minutes
Внуково
Vnukovo
Vnukovo Airport
Usage
Airport southwest of Moscow (VKO), the closest to the city; the Aeroexpress from Kievsky station takes about 35 minutes
Пулково
Pulkovo
Pulkovo Airport
Usage
Saint Petersburg's airport (LED); buses from Moskovskaya metro station reach it in about 25 minutes
Кольцово
Koltsovo
Koltsovo Airport
Usage
Yekaterinburg's international airport (SVX), the air gateway to the Urals
Толмачёво
Tolmachyovo
Tolmachevo Airport
Usage
Novosibirsk's international airport (OVB), the main hub for Siberian connections
Аэропорт Сочи
Aeroport Sochi
Sochi Airport
Usage
Sochi's airport (AER) in the Adler district, with trains and buses to the city and to the Krasnaya Polyana mountain resort
Международный аэропорт Казань
Mezhdunarodny aeroport Kazan
Kazan International Airport
Usage
International airport (KZN) about 25 km south of Kazan, linked to the central railway station by an airport train
Аэропорт Владивосток
Aeroport Vladivostok
Vladivostok Airport
Usage
Vladivostok's international airport (VVO) at Knevichi; the airport train reaches the city station in about 50 minutes
Ленинградский вокзал
Leningradsky vokzal
Leningradsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Terminal on Komsomolskaya Square in Moscow; departure point for Sapsan high-speed trains to Saint Petersburg
Ярославский вокзал
Yaroslavsky vokzal
Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Moscow terminal on Komsomolskaya Square; the starting point of the Trans-Siberian Railway with trains to Vladivostok
Казанский вокзал
Kazansky vokzal
Kazansky Railway Terminal
Usage
The third terminal on Komsomolskaya Square, serving Kazan, the Urals and Central Asia
Курский вокзал
Kursky vokzal
Kursky Railway Terminal
Usage
Terminal in eastern Moscow for long-distance trains to southern Russia and for suburban services
Белорусский вокзал
Belorussky vokzal
Belorussky Railway Terminal
Usage
Terminal in western Moscow; Aeroexpress trains to Sheremetyevo Airport depart from here
Киевский вокзал
Kievsky vokzal
Kievsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Terminal beside the Moskva River; Aeroexpress trains to Vnukovo Airport depart from here
Павелецкий вокзал
Paveletsky vokzal
Paveletsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Terminal in southern Moscow; Aeroexpress trains to Domodedovo Airport depart from here
Рижский вокзал
Rizhsky vokzal
Rizhsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Station in northern Moscow named after the Riga direction, now used by suburban trains and home to a railway museum
Савёловский вокзал
Savyolovsky vokzal
Savyolovsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Northern Moscow terminal used by suburban trains and Moscow Central Diameter services
Восточный вокзал
Vostochny vokzal
Vostochny Railway Terminal
Usage
Moscow's newest terminal, opened in 2021 in the east of the city; connects to the MCC ring line and serves long-distance trains heading south
Московский вокзал
Moskovsky vokzal
Moskovsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Saint Petersburg's main terminal on Vosstaniya Square; Sapsan high-speed trains to Moscow depart from here
Финляндский вокзал
Finlyandsky vokzal
Finlyandsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Terminal on the north bank of the Neva in Saint Petersburg, serving Vyborg and the northern suburbs
Ладожский вокзал
Ladozhsky vokzal
Ladozhsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Newer terminal in eastern Saint Petersburg handling northern routes and some long-distance trains
Витебский вокзал
Vitebsky vokzal
Vitebsky Railway Terminal
Usage
Russia's oldest railway station, an Art Nouveau building with trains toward Tsarskoye Selo
Балтийский вокзал
Baltiysky vokzal
Baltiysky Railway Terminal
Usage
Southwestern terminal in Saint Petersburg with suburban trains to Peterhof and Oranienbaum
Екатеринбург-Пассажирский
Yekaterinburg-Passazhirsky
Yekaterinburg-Passazhirsky Station
Usage
Yekaterinburg's main railway station north of the city center, a major Trans-Siberian stop
Новосибирск-Главный
Novosibirsk-Glavny
Novosibirsk-Glavny Station
Usage
Novosibirsk's main station, famous for its huge green terminal building shaped like a steam locomotive
Казань-Пассажирская
Kazan-Passazhirskaya
Kazan-Passazhirskaya Station
Usage
Kazan's main station, within walking distance of the kremlin, with overnight trains to Moscow
Иркутск-Пассажирский
Irkutsk-Passazhirsky
Irkutsk-Passazhirsky Station
Usage
Irkutsk's main station across the Angara from the city center, with trains toward Lake Baikal
Железнодорожный вокзал Владивостока
Zheleznodorozhny vokzal Vladivostoka
Vladivostok Railway Station
Usage
Eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, marked by the 9,288 km obelisk on the platform and adjoining the sea port
Охотный Ряд
Okhotny Ryad
Okhotny Ryad
Usage
Moscow Metro Line 1 station, the closest stop to Red Square and the Kremlin
Театральная
Teatralnaya
Teatralnaya
Usage
Moscow Metro Line 2 station with an exit directly opposite the Bolshoi Theatre
Площадь Революции
Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Usage
Moscow Metro Line 3 station lined with 76 bronze statues; passengers rub the dog's nose for luck
Комсомольская
Komsomolskaya
Komsomolskaya
Usage
Metro station under the square shared by the Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky and Kazansky rail terminals, famous for its baroque ceiling
Киевская
Kiyevskaya
Kiyevskaya
Usage
Metro station connected to Kievsky rail terminal; three lines meet here and it is the interchange for Vnukovo Airport
Белорусская
Belorusskaya
Belorusskaya
Usage
Metro station at Belorussky rail terminal, the interchange for the Sheremetyevo Aeroexpress
Маяковская
Mayakovskaya
Mayakovskaya
Usage
Moscow Metro Line 2 station, a Stalinist masterpiece known for the mosaics set into its ceiling
Новослободская
Novoslobodskaya
Novoslobodskaya
Usage
Station on Moscow's Circle Line (Line 5), famous for its 32 stained-glass panels
Кропоткинская
Kropotkinskaya
Kropotkinskaya
Usage
Line 1 station nearest to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the Pushkin Museum
Парк культуры
Park Kultury
Park Kultury
Usage
Interchange of Lines 1 and 5, the stop for Gorky Park and the Muzeon sculpture park
Китай-город
Kitay-gorod
Kitay-Gorod
Usage
Interchange of Lines 6 and 7 in the old merchant quarter just east of Red Square
Лубянка
Lubyanka
Lubyanka
Usage
Line 1 station on Lubyanka Square, within walking distance of Red Square and the Bolshoi Theatre
Тверская
Tverskaya
Tverskaya
Usage
Line 2 station on Tverskaya Street, the stop for Pushkin Square and the city's main avenue
Арбатская
Arbatskaya
Arbatskaya
Usage
Station on Lines 3 and 4 near the entrance to the pedestrian Old Arbat street
Университет
Universitet
Universitet
Usage
Line 1 station near the main building of Moscow State University and Sparrow Hills
Воробьёвы горы
Vorobyovy Gory
Vorobyovy Gory
Usage
Line 1 station built inside a bridge over the Moskva River, with access up to the Sparrow Hills viewpoint
ВДНХ
VDNKh
VDNKh
Usage
Line 6 station serving the VDNKh exhibition park and the Museum of Cosmonautics
Международная
Mezhdunarodnaya
Mezhdunarodnaya
Usage
Line 4 station in the middle of the Moscow-City skyscraper cluster
Гостиный двор
Gostiny Dvor
Gostiny Dvor
Usage
Saint Petersburg Metro Line 3 station in the middle of Nevsky Prospekt, walking distance to the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Площадь Восстания
Ploshchad Vosstaniya
Ploshchad Vosstaniya
Usage
Line 1 station connected directly to Moskovsky railway terminal
Адмиралтейская
Admiralteyskaya
Admiralteyskaya
Usage
The deepest station in the city, on Line 5, and the closest stop to the Hermitage and Palace Square
Василеостровская
Vasileostrovskaya
Vasileostrovskaya
Usage
Line 3 station on Vasilyevsky Island, within walking distance of the Kunstkamera and the Old Stock Exchange
Автово
Avtovo
Avtovo
Usage
Line 1 station famed for its glass-clad columns, often listed among the world's most beautiful metro stations
Собор Василия Блаженного
Sobor Vasiliya Blazhennogo
Saint Basil's Cathedral
Usage
Cathedral at the south end of Red Square, the multicolored onion-domed symbol of Moscow
ГУМ
GUM
GUM
Usage
Glass-roofed 19th-century arcade facing Red Square, built as the state department store and free to walk through
Большой театр
Bolshoy teatr
Bolshoi Theatre
Usage
Moscow's opera and ballet theatre, directly outside Teatralnaya metro station
Храм Христа Спасителя
Khram Khrista Spasitelya
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Usage
Russia's largest Orthodox cathedral, on the Moskva River just west of the Kremlin; the footbridge opposite gives the best view
Старый Арбат
Stary Arbat
Old Arbat
Usage
Moscow's pedestrian street lined with souvenir shops, cafes and street performers
Парк Горького
Park Gorkogo
Gorky Park
Usage
Large riverside park in Moscow, used for cycling and boating in summer and as a huge skating rink in winter
Парк Зарядье
Park Zaryadye
Zaryadye Park
Usage
Park immediately east of Red Square, known for its cantilevered floating bridge over the Moskva River
Новодевичий монастырь
Novodevichy monastyr
Novodevichy Convent
Usage
UNESCO-listed convent in southwestern Moscow, beside the cemetery where many famous Russian writers and composers are buried
Останкинская телебашня
Ostankinskaya telebashnya
Ostankino Tower
Usage
540-metre television tower in northern Moscow with a public observation deck, close to VDNKh metro station
Москва-Сити
Moskva-Siti
Moscow-City
Usage
Cluster of skyscrapers on the Moskva River; its upper-floor observation decks give city-wide views
Московский государственный университет
Moskovsky gosudarstvenny universitet
Moscow State University
Usage
Russia's oldest university on Sparrow Hills, one of the Stalinist "Seven Sisters"; the terrace in front overlooks the whole city
Коломенское
Kolomenskoye
Kolomenskoye
Usage
Former royal estate and large park in southern Moscow, home to the UNESCO-listed Church of the Ascension
Исаакиевский собор
Isaakiyevsky sobor
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Usage
Gold-domed cathedral in Saint Petersburg; the colonnade around the dome gives a panoramic view of the city
Храм Спаса на Крови
Khram Spasa na Krovi
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Usage
Church beside the canal in Saint Petersburg, known for the mosaics covering every interior wall
Казанский собор
Kazansky sobor
Kazan Cathedral
Usage
Cathedral on Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, recognizable by its sweeping semicircular colonnade
Петропавловская крепость
Petropavlovskaya krepost
Peter and Paul Fortress
Usage
Fortress on an island in the Neva where Saint Petersburg began; it holds the cathedral where the tsars are buried and fires a cannon every noon
Дворцовая площадь
Dvortsovaya ploshchad
Palace Square
Usage
Saint Petersburg's central square in front of the Winter Palace, with the Alexander Column at its center
Невский проспект
Nevsky prospekt
Nevsky Prospekt
Usage
Saint Petersburg's main avenue, running about 4.5 km from near Palace Square to the Alexander Nevsky Monastery
Русский музей
Russky muzey
Russian Museum
Usage
Museum of Russian art in Saint Petersburg, housed in the Mikhailovsky Palace on Arts Square
Мариинский театр
Mariinsky teatr
Mariinsky Theatre
Usage
Saint Petersburg's opera and ballet house, home of the world-renowned Mariinsky Ballet
Кунсткамера
Kunstkamera
Kunstkamera
Usage
Russia's oldest museum, on Vasilyevsky Island, known for Peter the Great's collection of curiosities
Петергоф
Petergof
Peterhof
Usage
Palace and fountain park west of Saint Petersburg; in summer the Meteor hydrofoil runs there directly from the city
Царское Село
Tsarskoye Selo
Tsarskoye Selo
Usage
Imperial estate in the town of Pushkin south of Saint Petersburg, famous for the Catherine Palace and its Amber Room
Кронштадт
Kronshtadt
Kronstadt
Usage
Naval town on Kotlin Island in the Gulf of Finland, reached by bus across the dam road; the Naval Cathedral is its landmark
Казанский кремль
Kazansky kreml
Kazan Kremlin
Usage
UNESCO-listed citadel on the hill in Kazan, containing both the Qol Sharif Mosque and an Orthodox cathedral
Кижи
Kizhi
Kizhi
Usage
Island in Lake Onega in Karelia; its wooden Church of the Transfiguration, built without nails, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Красная площадь
Krasnaya ploshchad
Red Square
Usage
Cobbled square east of the Kremlin in central Moscow, faced by Saint Basil's Cathedral, the GUM department store and Lenin's Mausoleum; a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Московский Кремль
Moskovsky Kreml
Moscow Kremlin
Usage
Walled citadel on the north bank of the Moskva. Besides the presidential offices, Cathedral Square and the Armoury are open to visitors; UNESCO-listed together with Red Square
Эрмитаж
Ermitazh
Hermitage Museum
Usage
Museum on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, spread across a row of buildings centred on the former Winter Palace, with one of the world's largest collections
Третьяковская галерея
Tretyakovskaya galereya
Tretyakov Gallery
Usage
Gallery of Russian painting south of the Moskva, running from icons to the 19th-century Peredvizhniki; 20th-century works are held at the separate New Tretyakov building
Озеро Байкал
Ozero Baykal
Lake Baikal
Usage
The world's deepest freshwater lake, in eastern Siberia and UNESCO-listed; most visitors reach it from Irkutsk, heading for Listvyanka or Olkhon Island
Транссибирская магистраль
Transsibirskaya magistral
Trans-Siberian Railway
Usage
The roughly 9,300 km railway linking Moscow and Vladivostok; riding it end to end takes about seven days, and it is colloquially called the "Transsib"
Сочи
Sochi
Sochi
Usage
Russia's leading Black Sea resort city and host of the 2014 Winter Olympics; Krasnaya Polyana in the mountains behind it is the ski area
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