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Mockba aka Moscow

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September 14th 2009
When you first arrive in Moscow and see all the blank expressionless faces and endless police its extremely daunting. i had to take an express rail journey to the city from the airport as delays meant i missed the pick up, looking out of the train window as many tourists like myself must have done since its construction i was a tad worried to say the least. first impressions from this were that Ru ... 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