Located in Europe and Asia, Russia with an area of 17,075,400 square kilometers, is the largest country in the world.

Bordered by 13 countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. Many people in these countries come to visit Russia every year, is that just a trip is not enough to go around this great country that comes to occupy half of the globe. Russia is the largest country in th world, so the weather here is not uniform around country. Because large territory from north to south, Russia has four climatic zones: arctic, subarctic, subtropical moderate. The climate of each type is arctic, subarctic, temperate, subtropical, respectively. In Russia dominates moderate continental climate with regular seasonal changes, cold, snowy winters and long, mild summers and relatively short. The contrast increases continental climate in Siberia and northern Far East, where it is sharply continental, to which we owe the harsh weather conditions and seasonal abrupt temperature changes between day and night, as well as the existence of a strong permafrost layer. In eastern Siberia, near the town of Verkhoyansk, in Oimiakn depression, is one of the "cold pole" of the northern hemisphere, which has the absolute minimum of -71 C. St. Petersburg , was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. This innovative Tsar was tired of the intrigues and superstitions of ancient Russia and decided to create a new city in the land won in war against the Swedes. Located in marshy ground raised a new city image of European cities of the time and ended up making it the capital of the kingdom in 1714. St. Petersburg has undergone major transformations due to political changes in the country, including the name. First was changed to Petrograd (city of Peter) in 1914, then calledLeningrad (city of Lenin) in 1924 and finally returned to be called St. Petersburg in 1991 following a referendum. After the 900-day Nazi siege, followed by the Communist period, the city finally fell in absolute decline, until, on the occasion of the tercentenary (and with the leadership of President Putin, son of the city) decided to restore it to give all the splendor of yester year. St. Petersburg Metro is the deepest in the world, and when you go down the escalator to the platforms, the hole looks like a endless abyss. Some subway stations have no platform, but a lobby with doors that seem to lift and open only when the meter reaches the station.Nevsky Prospekt is the main street of St. Petersburg. In his four kilometers long can be seen from the remains of the ancient city of the czars to all types of franchises american fast food chains. Our route through the historic center began Mayakovskaya station.