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borders, borscht and ballet

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June 29th 2008
So we have made it to st Petersburg, although the bus trip was an experience and a half with spending about an hour and a half lining up at passport control for the Russian border, but after a few shaky moments we got through. We crossed the border at about 4.30 in the morning and our first glimpse of Russia was this forested area with mist rising from it in the partial light - it looked like ... read more

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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