Watch Leviathan

A divorcing couple's son goes missing while they argue; Zvyagintsev's coldest film.

Span onion-domed skylines, taiga rails, and imperial art treasures of Russia

Visit Saint Petersburg, Russia's imperial capital. See the Hermitage Museum (one of the world's largest art museums, housed in the Winter Palace with over 3 million items), walk along Nevsky Prospect (the city's main avenue with historic buildings and shops), explore the Peter and Paul Fortress (the original citadel and burial site of Russian tsars), and admire the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (a 19th-century church with intricate mosaics and onion domes).

Try borscht, a traditional Ukraine-originated beetroot soup popular in Eastern Europe.

Take the world's longest train journey from Moscow to Vladivostok

Enjoy traditional Russian tea brewed in a samovar, a classic metal urn used for heating water and making tea in Russia.

Learn Russian, spoken across Eastern Europe

Participate in the traditional Slavic celebration of Kupala Night, featuring rituals, bonfires, and flower wreaths