Didn't See Any Spilled Blood...

Czars, Prodigals and Badgers

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November 20th 2010
Another long, Successful day in SPb! This morning at breakfast, I gave the porridge a try. Even though it was the instant variety, I must say that these Russians certainly know their porridge! That, along with black bread toast, a hard boiled egg and some cheese and I was properly fortified for venturing out into the cold blustery morning. The temperature seems to have been dropping since I arrive ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

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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