Passing through Kemerov Oblast

Novosibirsk to Irkutsk

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May 4th 2007
Arrive back in Novosibirsk around 5pm. Get some travellers cheques changed no thanks to evil lady in bank no 1 who is as helpful and friendly as a cobra, only without the charm. Head into downtown Novosibirsk and are a bit surprised to see what seems to be the entire Russian army marching into the main square from all sides to stand under the watchful gaze of the omnipresent flapping coat Lenin st ... read more

Europe » Russia » Siberia » Novosibirsk

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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