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Russia in Retro, by Graham

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June 27th 2009
Ok ok ok, so it's taken me 3.5 weeks to write an entry, but I've been busy - honest! We got into Beijing yesterday afternoon and, being the urbanites that we are, immediately fell in love with the city's vibe. But enough about China, that can wait for another blog. I guess I'd better fill you in on the rest of Russia. Where were we? Ah yes, we'd just left Yekaterinburg in Kerry's last post ... 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