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Harking back to a not-so glorious past  
   

Harking back to a not-so glorious past

Russian Roundup

July 4th 2008
Hi All, just thought I'd give a quick review of Russia, especially for anybody who may be thinking of going. Go for the scenery, for the history and the experience of somewhere very different. Don't go for the food, or the people or an easy and stress free time. I have to say that we really enjoyed our time there, we were probably expecting a grey gloomy country where we would get hassled all the ... read more
Europe » Russia

Russian Flag 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
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