What does the discovery reveal, why is one stamp missing, and why is the Russian President looking away from the camera?

The names of these towns probably won’t ring a bell, but they’re certainly worth visiting because of their extraordinary architecture and history...

At the age of 50, Gerry cycled (that's right) from Germany to Vladivostok. Inspired by Dostoevsky, he yearned to study the Russian soul and see the vast Russian expanses in the flesh. It was his first trip to Russia. Three years later, he moved to Siberia and is now unable to imagine life in another country.

Their names are slowly drifting out of popular consciousness, but we want to bring them back, and here’s why.