Russia is set to host the World Cup in 2018 from June 14 to July 15 in 11 cities, some of which are widely known destinations like Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi.
Other host cities, such as Rostov-on-Don and Nizhny Novgorod, are less famous.
World football governing body FIFA on Thursday published 11 short videos introducing the Russian destinations on its YouTube channel as it continues to resist calls for a boycott of the event.
MOSCOW
ST. PETERSBURG
SOCHI
KAZAN
SAMARA
ROSTOV-ON DON
YEKATERINBURG
NIZHNY NOVGOROD
SARANSK
VOLGOGRAD
KALINIGRAD
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