Sputnik has collected the most astounding views of Russia's nature with photos depicting various regions, each with its own allure. From the northern islands and vast tundra to the mountains of the Caucasus and the great rivers crossing the country - there are many sights that will make your heart race as you witness their splendour.
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Russian expedition yacht the Pyotr Pervy off the island of Kizhi.
© Sputnik / Ilya Timin
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Siberian huskies in the Northern Lights tourist park in the Murmansk region.
© Sputnik / Pavel Lvov
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View from a dune in Kurshskaya Kosa National Park in the Kaliningrad region, Russia.
© Sputnik / Aleksey Danichev
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The medieval fortress-city of Chufut-Kale in the Crimean Mountains near Bakhchysarai, Russia.
© Sputnik / Sergey Malgavko
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A beautiful sunset captured near the settlement of Mosroke in Crimea, Russia.
© Sputnik / Konstantin Mihalchevskiy
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A picturesque view of the city of Gelendzhik, with a memorial cross erected in the Markotkhskiy Khrebet mountain range.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Timkiv
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A blooming tree in the mountains near Sochi, Russia.
© Sputnik / Artur Lebedev
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The mountain of Bolshoy Tkhach in Adygea Republic, Russia.
CC BY-SA 4.0 / Synaps-s / Bolshoy Thach (cropped image)
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Towers in the Erzi Nature Reserve in Ingushetia, Russia.
© Sputnik / Irina Ovchinnikova
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The Sunduki mountain range in Khakassia, Russia
CC BY-SA 4.0 / Alexey Khlystov / Mountain Range Chests (cropped image)
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A sole tree near a spring cascade in Kalmykia with eight scared Buddhist stupas around it.
© Sputnik / Kirill Braga
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Blossoming lotus in the Volga River Delta.
© Depositphotos.com / Sietevidas
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Mount Big Bogdo in the Astrakhan region, Russia - a sacred place for local Buddhists.
© Depositphotos.com / Shellexx
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A view of Kushtau Hill, located in the Ishimbaysky district near the city of Sterlitamak in Bashkortostan, Russia.
© Depositphotos.com / Eugene_R.
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Stolby Nature Reserve located near Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
© Photo : Pixabay / Zuleyz
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Sunset on the island of Olkhon in Lake Baikal, Russia.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Smirnov
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Ukok Plateau in the Altai Mountains, Russia.
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An ancient Eskimo structure known as Whale Alley on Yttygran Island in Chukotka, Russia.
© Sputnik / Vera Kostamo
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A sleigh race with deer during a holiday for reindeer herders in the village of Ratta, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
© Sputnik / Sergey Rusanov
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Kambalny stratovolcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.
© Sputnik / Ewgeniy Neskoromniy
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