Peterhof

The view from the back of the main building down towards the Gulf of Finland.

September 16th 2006
Today was our mission to Peterhof (or 'Petergof', as it's called in Russian). This was Peter the Great's summer residence. Here are some pics for now, I'll upload my thoughts soon! BTW, there are loads more pics on Facebook. ... 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

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Robert Lindsay Compton

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Hi, this is my diary of my 3rd year at University. I'm going to be travelling to St. Petersburg and Volgograd and I intend to note some of my thoughts on whatever I'm thinking along the way. If you'd like to read them, you're more than welcome and comments are always good. You may have realised that my entries are added rather sporadically and generally in the wrong order (although they are shown in the correct one). Sorry about that, but my internet time is limited and so photos only arrive now and then and diary gets written as I think about it!... full info

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