U.S. Tourists Flock to Russia Despite Boycott

American tourists continue to pour into Russia even as the country boycotts U.S. travel amid heightened tensions and a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory from the State Department. Visitors from the United States numbered over 275,000 in recent pre-sanctions years, drawn to iconic destinations like Moscow's Red Square and Saint Petersburg's shimmering canals, where golden domes pierce crisp skies and babushkas hawk steaming pirozhki on cobblestone streets.