Never been there, but if I could, I would want to see Moscow so that I could see the Kremlin and St. Basil's St. Basil's;
Kremlin; .It undoubtedly depends upon what sort of things you are interested in. I hope to visit St Petersburg one day because it is the location of the Hermitage, one of the world's greatest art museums. There are many old masters' paintings that I know are there from books but that I have yet to see in person.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.