If you've got a hankering for Russian art, but can't find the means to travel to Russia anytime soon, the Russian Art Museum in Minneapolis is a museum dedicated to Russian fine art. Major exhibitions frequently feature Russian Realist and Russian Impressionist art, but the museum is currently exhibiting the color photographs of Prokudin-Gorskii, who traveled the Russian Empire during the reign of Nicholas II to capture images of the people and places that existed in the farthest reaches of the realm.

If you're planning a trip to Siberia this summer, you may want to plan to be in Novosibirsk on August 1, 2008. There, you'll be able to see a rare solar eclipse - and the city is making preparations to welcome international visitors for the event. Book your hotel early!

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