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The political state of Russia emerged following the expansion of the principality of Muscovy - emerging from Mongol domination to conquer and absorb the surrounding principalities. The Romanov dynasty continued this expansionist policy. Peter I extended Muscovy's rule to the Baltic Sea, and the Russian Empire came into being. The dramatic fall of the Romanov dynasty, the formation of the USSR under Lenin, the brutal dictatorship of Stalin and the Cold War placed the USSR at the forefront of world politics. The USSR dissolved under Gorbachev, and 15 separate republics were formed in 1991. Although vastly reduced territorially, Russia remains a vast and powerful state, retaining political influence in the region and worldwide.To be updated

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Москва, Российская Федерация
June 25th 2009  Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow
Москва - June 21st - 25th, 2009 After sleeping 4 hours in St. Petersburg, we had to pack up and catch the 9am flight to Moscow. We took the metro with all the d ... 14 photos [full story]

3 days ago: Krizzel and Mizzel published a blog
First stop Russia
July 4th 2009  Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg
Så er vores (Morten og Kristian) rejse i gang. Første mål er her i St. Petersborg Hvor vi gør holdt i 3 dage. ... [full story]

4 days ago: EdwardC published a blog
Volga Region
June 29th 2009  Europe » Russia » Volga
Moscow - Volgograd 21hours... Train journey seem to be a lot of fun thought the heat at day reaching 36 to 38c can be a little overwhelming. People are friendly and gladly share they portions between ... [full story]

A Toast to the Caucasus
9 days ago: Arwen a la monde published a blog
A Toast to the Caucasus
June 13th 2009  Europe » Russia » South » Caucasus » Mt. Elbrus
The best thing about working on Russian deals is making friends who are willing to show me around their beautiful and fascinating country. Trips to Moscow and St. Petersburg were a great start but las ... 16 photos [full story]

11 days ago: EdwardC published a blog
Moskovit experience
June 22nd 2009  Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow
Hello everyone, Moscow is one amazing place. The people, the culture, sights and life make it a fantastic town with a already very different attidudes in spite of its proximity to Europe. Arrivi ... [full story]

Kaliningrad
13 days ago: hauteboy published a blog
Kaliningrad
May 8th 2009  Europe » Russia » Northwest » Kaliningrad
The bus to Kaliningrad left Riga last night at 10PM.. arriving at 7AM in Kaliningrad city. The bus only stopped twice, once about 00:45 at Šiauliai in Lithuania, then again at 3:15 at the Ru ... 7 photos [full story]

Pickpocked in St. Petersburg!
13 days ago: hauteboy published a blog
Pickpocked in St. Petersburg!
May 3rd 2009  Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg
I recently took advantage of the airfare wars to Russia; both United Airlines and American Airlines recently started service to Moscow; at one point the airfares were under $400 even from Austin. Th ... 11 photos [full story]

St Petersburg
14 days ago: Bothan Taistil published a blog
St Petersburg
June 9th 2009  Europe » Russia
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust June 9, 2009, Tuesday, St. Petersburg, Russia. Our bus was waiting at 10 AM and we ... 14 photos [full story]

St. Petersburg
14 days ago: Bothan Taistil published a blog
St. Petersburg
June 11th 2009  Europe » Russia
June 11, 2009, Thursday a free day, St. Petersburg, Russia. Off on the Metro, we found the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood. This is the spot Alexander II the Emperor of Russia, was mo ... 20 photos [full story]

Tomsk, Irkutsk and Lake Baikal
14 days ago: charmedgirl published a blog
Tomsk, Irkutsk and Lake Baikal
June 13th 2009  Europe » Russia » Siberia » Irkutsk
Leaving Tobolsk station I managed to give myself my first proper injury of the trip (unless you count bleeding feet from a million blisters). I tripped on some dodgy paving and carrying both bags I co ... 46 photos [full story]


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