Artists' road

Discovering this bright city

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July 21st 2004
Our second stop on this journey. In the train we have decided that the first day we will follow the city tour suggested in Lonely Planet. First destination is Ploscad Sovietksoi Armi - a square with an enormous bronze soldier statue surrounded by stone pillars bearing endless list of soldiers’ names. The statue’s head is inclined on one side. Hard to say if because of weariness or sadn ... read more

Europe » Russia » Urals » Yekaterinburg

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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 Dynas... ... read more