My wife and I are just completing a Viking River Cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg with a 3-day Helsinki extension. Throughout he Russian tour there was constant pressure to purchase souvenirs. There was even a scheduled stop in Mondrogy, a fabricated souvinir village specifically designed to bilk tourists. In general throughout the tour the food was great and the guides were very knowledgable and pleasant if you can overlook the constant "shopping" pressure. Then came the extension to Helsinki which was a total farce... read full review »