Russia
Escape Routes podcast: St Petersburg, Russia
This episode of the Condé Nast Traveller podcast ‘Escape Routes’ is presented by contributing editor Jonathan Bastable
By Jonathan Bastable
A local's guide to St. Petersburg, Russia
Photographer Kristina Avdeeva on the best meals and underrated neighbourhoods in St. Petersburg
By Paula Móvil
Style & Culture
The best places in St Petersburg according to the man behind Italian fashion brand Max Mara
Design maestro at Italian power-dressing label Max Mara and frequent visitor Ian Griffiths shares his guide to Russia's one-time imperial seat, synonymous with gilt-edged grandeur and literary giants
By Charlotte Davey
Style & Culture
Find the hidden Fabergé egg to win a £10,920 spiral pendant
This competition has now closed. Track down the Fabergé egg and you could win a pendant from the Russian jewellery house worth £10,920
By Rosalyn Wikeley
City Breaks
St Petersburg: Russia's regal city
St Petersburg is history frozen in a gloriously gilt-edged frame, where moisture freezes out of the air, swans expire gracefully on stage and art adorns every building - and all in a city that has taken on the clean, cool vibe you would expect of a bright Scanditown
By Jonathan Bastable
Style & Culture
Where was Catherine the Great filmed?
Russia’s greatest queen is brought back to life by HBO in an imperial tale of love, death and big fur hats. It stars the incredible Helen Mirren but also some of St Petersburg’s finest palaces
By James Medd
Places To Stay
Radisson Collection Hotel Moscow review
An extravagant place to hideaway in Russia's capital city
By Laura Price
Inspiration
Katie Glass on the Trans-Mongolian railway
It's the journey that went viral on Twitter: we've got the full itinerary of Katie Glass's trip from Moscow to Beijing by train
By Katie Glass
Guides
Travel Guide To St Petersburg
Don't miss one of the world's greatest art galleries, The Hermitage, in St Petersburg
Guides
Travel Guide To Moscow
Moscow is enjoying a new gilded age but the glitter comes from more than just gold