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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: Saint Petersburg
Date: August 25th 2011
The Telegraph, 6 September 2010
Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703. From 1713 to 1918 it was the capital of Russia. With nearly 5 million inhabitants today it ... read more
Date: August 25th 2011
I fell in love with the city as soon as I set eyes on it. It's a beautiful and quite haunting place and boasts a wonderful location on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland.
