Detourmap
Archaeological & historic sites in Russia
Russia has 219 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Kremlin. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 2.
- Archaeological
- 219
- Oldest
- Onega petroglyphs 3000 BC
- Little known
- 174 of 219
- Most from
- 20th century
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6.Tanais
Archaeological · 3rd century BC · Notable
Ancient Greek city in the Don river delta, Russia
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14.Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
Archaeological · 16th century · Notable
Fortified complex in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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19.Nyenschantz
Archaeological · 17th century · Notable
Swedish fortress of 1611 on the Neva, named after the former town in St Petersburg, Russia
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24.Pazyryk burials
Archaeological · Notable
Iron Age barrow tombs mounds - Scythian-type kurgans containing wooden chambers covered over by large cairns of boulders and stones in Altai mounts of South Si…
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29.Aeroflot Flight 964
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
October 1973 Tupolev Tu-104 crash near Moscow
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32.Nordvik
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Former port and settlement in Krasnoyarsk Krai, USSR
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33.Kuolojärvi
Archaeological · Notable
Uninhabited village in Alakurtti rural locality, Kandalaksha District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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34.Tobolsk Kremlin
Archaeological · Notable
Late middle ages fortress in Tobolsk, Tumen Oblast, Russia
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35.Leningradsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Human settlement in Russia
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47.1969 EC-121 shootdown incident
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
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49.Starodub-on-the-Klyazma
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, est. 1152 and destroyed in 1609
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50.Onega petroglyphs
Archaeological · 30th century BC · Hidden gem
Archaeological site near Lake Onega, Russia
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53.Zaraysk Kremlin
Archaeological · 16th century · Hidden gem
Fort in Zaraysk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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56.Aeroflot Flight 1661
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1970 aviation accident in the Soviet Union
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60.Gdov Kremlin
Archaeological · 15th century · Hidden gem
Middle ages fortress in Gdov, Pskov Oblast, Russia
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63.Malta
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Upper Palaeolithic multilayer site on the left bank of the Belaya River, on the territory of the present-day Malta village
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64.Bulgakov Museum in Moscow
Archaeological · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum dedicated to Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, Moscow, Russia
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67.1958 Aeroflot Tu-104 crash in Chuvash
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Aviation accident
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70.Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Physico-geographical object
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73.Saint Andrew's Cathedral
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Kronstadt, Russia
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80.Truvor site of ancient settlement
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Izborsk, Pskov Oblast, Russia
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82.Tchaikovsky Museum
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Votkinsk, Udmurtia, Russia
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84.Shibetoro
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Former village in Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
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85.Yermakovo
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Abandoned settlement in Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk krai, Russia.
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86.Ilimsk
Archaeological · 17th century · Hidden gem
Former village in Nizhneilimsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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95.Nizhny Arkhyz archaeological site
Archaeological · 10th century · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Nizhnyaya Yermolovka, Russia
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99.Ruyobetsu
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Village in Kunashiri district, Hokkaido, Japan
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100.1950 Sverdlovsk air disaster
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1950 Soviet Air Force crash near Yekaterinburg, Russia
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102.Aeroflot Flight 109
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Plane crash caused by hijacker with bomb
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111.Old Trinity Cathedral
Archaeological · 18th century · Hidden gem
Church in St. Petersburg, Russia
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117.Kremlin of Uglich
Archaeological · 15th century · Hidden gem
Kremlin, tourist attraction, architectural landmark in Uglich, Russia
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121.Aukh District
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
District in Republic of Dagestan, Russia
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133.Pushkarsky garden
Archaeological · 18th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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136.petroglyphs of Sikachi-Alyan
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Petroglyphs on basalt rocks near the Sikachi-Alyan Nanai village, Khabarovski krai, Russia
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147.Rimsky-Korsakov Apartment and Museum
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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149.Semibratneye
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Sindian (Meotian) settlement located in the lower reaches of the Kuban River
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150.Pyramid in Kazan
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Cultural and entertainment complex (KRC) in the center of Kazan, designed in the form of a pyramid.
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Russia?
219 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Russia with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Russia?
Kremlin, 15th century. Fortified complex in Moscow, Russia.
Which is the oldest?
Onega petroglyphs, dated to 3000 BC. 106 of these 219 carry a founding date, 9 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.