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Gold October

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October 6th 2006
Today Liz went with me to Izmaylovskii park to buy a Russian coat. When we got there they were having a huge festival to celebrate "Gold October". They had a stage with Russians dressed up in the traditional clothes of old Moskovy. They sang, played an accordian, and danced. It was really fun to watch. Once I picked out the coat I wanted, we half an hour bargining for it. They originally wa ... 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