The odd side of Russia.

Evidence-backed unusual places in Russia, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Barnaul meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 23.2 g.

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Boguslavka meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Iron, IIAB meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 256,000 g.

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Boriskino meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A CM2 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,342 g.

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Borodino meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 500 g.

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Brient meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Eucrite-pmict meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 219 g.

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Chelyabinsk meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A LL5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 100,000 g.

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Demina meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 16,400 g.

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Doroninsk meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5-7 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,891 g.

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Glasatovo meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 152,000 g.

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Grosnaja meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A CV3 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,500 g.

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Ichkala meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,973 g.

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Kainsaz meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A CO3.2 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 200,000 g.

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Khmelevka meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 6,109 g.

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Kikino meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 195 g.

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Krasnoi-Ugol meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 2,440 g.

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Krasnyi Klyuch meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 4,000 g.

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Krutikha meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A OC meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 845.2 g.

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Kunashak meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 200,000 g.

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Kutais meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 23 g.

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Kuznetzovo meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 4,047 g.

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Lavrentievka meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 800 g.

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Manych meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A LL3.4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,555 g.

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Marjalahti meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Pallasite, PMG meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 45,000 g.

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Nikolaevka meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,996 g.

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Nikolskoe meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 6,000 g.

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Novo-Urei meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Ureilite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,900 g.

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Ochansk meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 500,000 g.

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Omolon meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Pallasite, PMG meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 250,000 g.

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Pavlovka meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Howardite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 2,000 g.

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Pervomaisky meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 66,000 g.

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Pesyanoe meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Aubrite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,393 g.

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Rakovka meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 9,000 g.

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Repeev Khutor meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Iron, IIF meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 7,000 g.

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Saratov meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 200,000 g.

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Sevrukovo meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 101,000 g.

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Sikhote-Alin meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Iron, IIAB meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 23,000,000 g.

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Slobodka meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 2,750 g.

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Stavropol meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,500 g.

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Sterlitamak meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A Iron, IIIAB meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 325,000 g.

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Sungach meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 637 g.

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Timochin meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 65,500 g.

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Toratau UNESCO Global Geopark

RU

Toratau UNESCO Global Geopark is located at the junction of the southern part of the Ural Mountains and the eastern outskirts of the East European Platform, within the Republic of Bashkortos

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Yangan-Tau UNESCO Global Geopark

RU

Experience the Salauat Yiyiny Festival, an internationally recognised folklore event celebrating Bashkir traditions. Activities include a yurt competition, kuresh wrestling, horse races, and

Map, evidence and context →IMPACT CRATER · Expanded physical oddities

Democritus

Location recorded in Wikidata

impact crater on the northern part of the Moon, just to the north of Mare Frigoris

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Hercules

Location recorded in Wikidata

crater located in the northeast part of the Moon

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Macha crater

Russia

group of meteorite in Olyokminsky Ulus, Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia

Map, evidence and context →BUNKER · Expanded physical oddities

Bunker 703

Soviet Union

former deep bunker in Moscow, Russia, currently a public museum of fortification and exhibition venue

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Seversk

Russia

human settlement in Seversk Urban Okrug, Tomsk Oblast, Russia

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Snezhinsk

Russia

human settlement in Snezhinsk Urban Okrug, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

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Sibirsky, Altai Krai

Russia

human settlement in Sibirsky Urban Okrug, Altai Krai, Russia

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Kedrovy, Yemelyanovsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Russia

human settlement in Kedrovy Urban Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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Noginsk-9

Russia

Closed city in Noginsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Map, evidence and context →ARTIFICIAL ISLAND · Expanded physical oddities

Bobrovy Island

Russia

Island on the Moskva River in Nagatinsky Zaton District

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Island

Russia

unnamed island on the Moscow river at the centre of the city of Moscow

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Kaliningrad Oblast

Russia

exclave of Russia bounded by Poland, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea

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Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye

Russia

exclave of the city of Moscow, under the jurisdiction of Kuntsevo district

Map, evidence and context →SHIP GRAVEYARD · Expanded physical oddities

Teriberka ship graveyard

Russia

graveyard of wooden ships in the northern Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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