Seven Wonders of Russia

The Seven Wonders of Russia as determined by a project organized by the newspaper Izvestia, Radio Mayak, and the television channel Russia. The competition took place in three stages from 1 October 2007 through 1 June 2008, with the final results declared in Moscow's Red Square on 12 June 2008.


Seven Wonders of Russia

# Name Location Image
1Lake BaikalIrkutsk Oblast, Buryatia
2Valley of GeysersKamchatka Krai
3Mamayev KurganVolgograd Oblast
4PeterhofSaint Petersburg
5Saint Basil's CathedralMoscow
6Manpupuner rock formationsKomi Republic
7Mount ElbrusKabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia
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See also

References

  • "Russia's Seven Wonders". English Russia. November 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-22.

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