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St Basils Cathedral - Red Sqaure  
   

St Basils Cathedral - Red Sqaure

Built in 1555 by commission of Ivan the Terrible. It is rumoured that he had the architect blinded on completion so he could never build anything of its like again. Its colour and design are spectacular.
2008: A Trans-Siberian Odyssey

August 16th 2008
Part 4: You've Got Mail Pre-Blog Well beloved readers we are home in 4 days, but our tales will continue. Here is the latest (or should we say late) installment from our journey through Russia. Enjoy :-) Blog As we settled into our sleeper carriage for yet another overnight train ride through Russia we were pleasantly surprised by 2 things: firstly, this was our nice ... read more
Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

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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