You will regret if you don't see these places while in Moscow...

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The recently released Forbes Rich List has Russia ranked in third place in the world for most number of billionaires, behind the USA and Germany. But the combined $282 billion wealth of Russia’s 53 billionaires outstrips the collective fortune of their German counterparts. The highest ranked Russian is Roman Abramovich whose personal fortune of $18.7 billion places him at number 16, five places lower than last year.

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While almost every member of KTP is somewhere in faraway lands, I'll take a minute and speculate on the topic what are the most interesting towns in Russia. Of course, I understand that it's 100 per cent subjectively: first, I haven't attended lots of Russian towns, among which peculiar Pskov, Ufa, Habarovsk and Vladivostok (and many others). Second, everyone has his own criteria of town 'quality'. For me it is not even the places to see, but the best balance between places to see and opportunities to stay and even live. Russia lacks simple facilities, you know.

But, as far as I'm quite and experienced traveller and a journalist, I think, my list can live.

So here it is.

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