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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]
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] Blog: On the Waterfront - Lake Baikal
Date: October 3rd 2007
Exhausted, tired, knackered we disembarked. The friendships forged were replaced by utter miserable tiredness and we didn't want to even look at one another, Russia, a pot noodle or anything except a pillow. 'Velcom to Irkutsk' beamed Anatoli, our pudding-bowl haircutted cheerful honcho. 'Blah' 'grrr' 'whatever' and 'helllo' greeted him (the latter from the ever cheerful Aussie). He bund ... read more
Date: October 3rd 2007
Exhausted, tired, knackered we disembarked. The friendships forged were replaced by utter miserable tiredness and we didn't want to even look at one another, Russia, a pot noodle or anything except a pillow. 'Velcom to Irkutsk' beamed Anatoli, our pudding-bowl haircutted cheerful honcho. 'Blah' 'grrr' 'whatever' and 'helllo' greeted him (the latter from the ever cheerful Aussie). He bund ... read more
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