Moscow - Russia

Russia - Part 1

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May 21st 2007
Russia - Part 1Shane & Evonne Russia - the land of extremes! At the border crossing between Estonia and Russia, our first thought of Russia was, "What have we got ourselves into?" as we tried to fill in our customs cards (which were only in Russian) at 2am. This thought once again came to mind as we stepped off the bus ... 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