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Background: Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The Communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Josef STALIN (1928-53) strengthened Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize Communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into 15 independent republics. Since then, Russia has struggled in its efforts to build a democratic political system and market economy to replace the strict social, political, and economic controls of the Communist period. While some progress has been made on the economic front, recent years have seen a recentralization of power under Vladimir PUTIN and an erosion in nascent democratic institutions. A determined guerrilla conflict still plagues Russia in Chechnya.




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Areas in : Borovsk (1) | Ghzel (1) | Kaluga (2) | Kievskaya (1) | Naro-Fominsk (6) | Obninsk (54) | Poshekhonye (1) | Rostov (3) | Smolensk | Suzdal (7) | Tambov (2) | Tver (85) | Vladimir (6) | Voronezh (1) | Yaroslavl (114)

53 days ago: Travellin light published a blog
travellin light
October 2nd 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre
Trains & things I remember my first train journey when I was about 9 or 10. Mum took Sandra and I to Edinburgh for the day. The train was a big event, as was the zoo and the present we got before ... [full story]

6. - 10. 9. 09 Trans Siberian Railway - The Vodka Train
September 11th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre
When a dream comes true… Heute also ist es so weit, ich besteige die Trans Sibirische Eisenbahn, quer durch Russlands Europa und Asien. 5500 km Zug am Stück. Was wenn ich nur mit Pänzerli und s ... 11 photos [full story]

A cooking lesson in Suzdal
81 days ago: shaun dellavedova published a blog
A cooking lesson in Suzdal
August 29th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre » Suzdal
Any time that you arrive in a town at 5.35am you know that it is going to be a long day. When the day ends with 10 shots of vodka, you can be pretty sure that the next day will be even longer. We took ... 24 photos [full story]

Trans-siberian stages 1 : Moscow - Vladimir (& on to Suzdal)
June 13th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre » Suzdal
Before I start, I'd just like to say: I LOVE MY RUCKSACK! I think that one of the last things that some of you heard me say in London was along the lines of "I hate this f-ing bag" but now I'm used to ... 14 photos [full story]

181 days ago: charuavi published a blog
Operation Moscow
May 28th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre
I pursuaded Avi to write about his Moscow Days in 1972. Here it is in his own words: ****************************************************************** The scene is set in late 1972. I was in se ... [full story]

181 days ago: charuavi published a blog
From Russia with Love -- Part 6
May 28th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre
Last Day - 11 May 2009 In the last 4-5 days I had visited the Red Square a number of times but somehow, had not yet stepped inside the GUM. On our last day n Moscow, we decided to visit the GUM an ... [full story]

182 days ago: charuavi published a blog
From Russia with Love -- Part 5
May 27th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre
Kremlin - 10 May 2009 For the past 3-4 days, I had been viewing the Kremlin from the outside. Its sight of its red walls and green/red towers and the yellow, lofty buildings with golden domes, whi ... [full story]

182 days ago: charuavi published a blog
From Russia with Love -- Part 4
May 27th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre
Victory Day - 9 May 2009 Every year Russians celebrate the Victory Day commemorating their victory over the Nazis. They won the victory at a very great cost. 27 Million Russians had lost their liv ... [full story]

182 days ago: charuavi published a blog
From Russia with Love -- Part 3
May 26th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre
Kolomenskoye - 8 May 2009 The previous day, I had just glimpsed those fabulous cathedrals on The St. Barbara road. Today, I had planned to walk along the road to see them more clearly and also vis ... [full story]

182 days ago: charuavi published a blog
From Russia with Love -- Part 2
May 26th 2009  Europe » Russia » Centre
Bolshoi Ballet and Pushkin Museum - 7 May 2009 Somewhere, somehow, I had come across a comment about the ‘Three penny Opera’ that it shows the viewers one penny-worth of music, one penn ... [full story]


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Church - Suzdal
Golden Ring
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