Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Moscow, Russia

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 0.7 km
Ascend 8 m
Descend 4 m

Experience Moscow in Russia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in MoscowIndividual Sights in Moscow

Sight 1: Н. И. Вавилову

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Н. И. Вавилову

Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist and geneticist who identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants. He devoted his life to the study and improvement of wheat, maize and other cereal crops that sustain the global population.

Wikipedia: Nikolai Vavilov (EN)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: И. А. Стебуту

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И. А. Стебуту

Ivan Aleksandrovich Stebut (1833-1923) was an honored professor, writer and practitioner of agriculture, translator, and public figure.

Wikipedia: Стебут, Иван Александрович (RU)

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: V. I. Lenin

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This article is a list of current and former known monuments of Vladimir Lenin. Many of the monuments in former Soviet republics and satellites were removed after the fall of the Soviet Union in the process known as de-Leninization, while some of these countries, mainly Russia and Belarus, retained the thousands of Lenin statues that were erected during the Soviet period as part of Lenin's cult of personality.

Wikipedia: List of statues of Vladimir Lenin (EN)

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Р. И. Шредеру

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Р. И. Шредеру

Richard Ivanovich Schroeder (1822-1903) was a Russian breeder, publicist and gardener, author of numerous books on this topic; "Patriarch of Russian gardening".

Wikipedia: Шредер, Рихард Иванович (RU)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: К. А. Тимирязеву

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К. А. Тимирязеву

Kliment Arkadievich Timiryazev, sometimes Timiriazev was a Russian Imperial botanist and physiologist and a major proponent of thought of Charles Darwin in Russia. He founded a faculty of vegetable physiology and a laboratory at the Petrovskoye Academy.

Wikipedia: Kliment Timiryazev (EN)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Музей животноводства имени Е. Ф. Лискуна

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Музей животноводства имени Е. Ф. ЛискунаGennady Grachev from Moscow, Russia / CC BY 2.0

The Museum of Animal Husbandry named after E. F. Liskun is a museum dedicated to the development of animal husbandry in Russia.

Wikipedia: Музей животноводства имени Е. Ф. Лискуна (RU)

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