The smoke in the air

This is a photo of the famous onion domes of St Basils seen from Red Square during a particularly bad day of bushfire smoke

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Tough times in Moscow

August 30th 2010
Ratings explained: 'Bad times' - self explanatory 'Don't bother' - self explanatory 1* - worth a look 2* - Good Times 3* - Unmissable + - emphasis on the rating In my last travel blog I said travelling to Moscow was a mistake and indeed it was. Moscow you see was suffering it's worse heatwave since records began with temperatures averaging 36C per day, and as high as 38C on bad days. The ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

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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