Church of the Saviour of the Spilled Blood

St Petersburg -- Part One

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June 2nd 2008
One of the main reasons for taking this trip was to see St. Petersburg. It has always been a place that has held a real fascination for me and, being the lover of Impressionists that I am, I have always wanted to go to the Hermitage as it has a collection that rarely, if ever, leaves Russia. So, when I saw that this cruise stopped there for two days, I jumped at the chance. At last, the day a ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

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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