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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]
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] Blog: Yekaterinburg – unexpected visit of an ice rink :)
Date: July 3rd 2011
Kazan to Yekaterinburg – my first train ride during the day! I wanted to cross the Urals by daylight – well, turns the highest “mountain’’ in the Urals is about 1’800m above sea level :) Nevertheless the ride was beautiful! I was in a platskartny wagon [3rd class] as usual – this means a wagon with many open compartments, in each of them there are six sleeping spaces. So those 5 othe ... read more
Date: July 3rd 2011
Kazan to Yekaterinburg – my first train ride during the day! I wanted to cross the Urals by daylight – well, turns the highest “mountain’’ in the Urals is about 1’800m above sea level :) Nevertheless the ride was beautiful! I was in a platskartny wagon [3rd class] as usual – this means a wagon with many open compartments, in each of them there are six sleeping spaces. So those 5 othe ... read more
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