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Stretching all the way to the shores of Alaska in the east right to the edge of Europe in the west, Russia is still by far the largest country on the planet despite the break-up of the former Soviet Union at the beginning of the 1990s.

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Russia has also experienced considerable instability since the days of Glasnost and Mikhail Gorbachev’s sweeping changes, particularly in the Caucasus where North Ossetia and Chechnya remain tense. Moscow and other big cities have suffered more at the hands of organised crime, although the extent of such dangers is largely exaggerated and the chances of tourists suffering as a result are very low if common sense prevails.

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Ultimately, the best way to enjoy this hulking country is to be flexible, try out the language wherever possible and make sure you are always armed with a spare layer and a woolly hat.

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