Church on Spilled Blood

This is the church built where Tsar Alexander II was assasinated in 1881. Photo with permission: Nathan Saunders

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My first day at school, and some sight seeing.

September 7th 2006
This morning I was up at 8 to get ready for a meeting at the school. I had a really good shower and a shave while Ekatarina made blini, sort of small pancakes. These ones looked like spring rolls but weren’t as crunchy and had a ground meat inside. Suited me fine. She insisted that I also eat a yoghurt and drink copious amounts of tea while she chatted with me about students who had stayed in th ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

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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