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Moscow and the Vodka Train

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September 14th 2006
Hello Everyone! After leaving England on the 4th of September I spent 3 days in Moscow seeing the sites. I arrived quite late at night and the passport control at Moscow airport was really strict. I was met at the airport by a taxi driver organised by the hostel where I was staying which was a relief as my flight was a couple of hours delayed and passport control at Moscow was really strict and ... 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