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Novgorod the White

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December 28th 2006
Today we had a group breakfast at 9am. Some of our tour were not up, still feeling the worse for wear after last night. Some of our tour were up (more or less), however would soon be retiring again. The three of us though were fine (good vodka), rearing to go and happy for breakfast. Breakfast was a couple of pikelet sized thingies served with sour cream. yum? Our tour of Novgorod started ... 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