Kremlin

Privyet from Moscow

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September 27th 2007
We took our first train journey inside Russia from St. Petersburg to Moscow. By this time we had met with our travelling companions - we are heading across Russia with Vodkatrain, who help out with the visas, getting the tickets and making connections and stops. I wasn't sure about going on a tour, having never taken this route before but Trailfinders and Sundowners assured us that this was ... read more

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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