4 of my mates went to Russia just a couple months ago to climb Europe's highest mountain (can't be arsed to Google what it's called). Took them 10 days to do it, they spent 19 days total in Russia and said it was fucking mental.

They drank shit loads of Vodka, got some tattoos done in Russian and basically loved every minute of it. One of my mates has traveled the world including the likes of South America. He told me it's the only place where he felt like there absolutely were no rules, almost lawless. You can do what the fuck you like and then bribe your way out of it.