Siberia

If you want to see Siberia or the Far East, your impressions will surely be just as interesting. The ideas that foreigners have about Siberia are often wrong. Siberia is an enormous and distinctive region with unique natural phenomena: the taiga, an endless forest which extends over thousands of kilometers; big rivers that flow at a high level, such as the Lena, the Ob, and the Yenisei; and Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake.

But as in the European part of Russia, Siberia also has big cities with many millions of inhabitants — Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Irkutsk, to mention just a few — all of which have just as interesting a history and culture as their more westerly counterparts. As the country evolves and moves ahead, many interesting and talented people are doing their part in Siberia as well. And lest the misconception of freezing cold weather keep you away, it's worth noting that summer also comes to Siberia, sometimes with temperatures even higher than in the south of Russia. All in all, there are lots of interesting things to see and experience in Siberia.