Marble Palace

Синий, Белый, Голубый!

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November 15th 2010
More on the title of this entry in a moment. But first I should tell you that, after a 2 week absence, my good friend the sun made a brief appearance here in St. Pete yesterday. Just a couple of hours but it was good to see him again! Today was, of course, dreary, rainy, and ever so gray. Anyways, the Americans all went on a trip to Helsinki and Tallinn this weekend but I stayed here because ... 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