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2008: A Trans-Siberian Odyssey

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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

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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