Join the thunderous applause for the sublime ballet dancers in the Bolshoi Theatre

Perfect your banya etiquette before joining in this steamy Russian ritual

Surround yourself with majestic rugged scenery as you drive across the world's deepest lake

Feel St Petersburg's contemporary pulse by clubbing in converted stables and Soviet factories

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