Trans-Siberian Railroad

"Russky niet... Angliski?"

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April 4th 2007
"Russia is for the Russians." - Maria This was the general feeling we got about Russia after our 12 days there. While its sights were beautiful and its scale vast, Russia sure proved to be difficult to travel through independently. As Tom's co-worker Olga had predicted and forewarned, Russians don't like foreigners, they're not friendly to strangers and they won't speak to you even if they can ... read more

Europe » Russia

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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