Unlike 2010, when severe fires raged in western Russia, most of the fires in 2012 have burned
through taiga in remote parts of eastern and central Siberia.
Scenic Highlights: Ride the rails
through Mongolia's grassy steppe and Siberia's
taiga forests, stay in a local village on Lake Baikal, admire the grand structure of Moscow's Kremlin and Red Square, marvel at the rich art collection in the Hermitage