city at dusk

The Cemetery of Russia’s greatest and the hidden sauna

March 12th 2004
Our third day in the country started on a bit more of a somber note. We visited a cemetery that housed the remains of some of the greatest Russian minds. Puskin, Dostoyevsky etc. I was not really sure about the rest of them. Liga (the Latvian that was one of our student guides) went from grave to grave in awe. We recognized some, but she seemed to have an intimate regard for every tombstone she pa ... 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

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Pete Crow

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I am a 27 year old Hungarian-American (hold both passports). I started blogging during the start of my semester in Lithuania, Spring 2004. I have continued since, drawing mostly on travel undertaken as part of my education. In a past life I was an Account Manager for a Chemical Sales company. Now, I work as a dorm parent in a foster home / orphanage in a Hungarian speaking part of Romania. Visited Countries Map [img=http://maps.travelblog.net/VC/vc-aubeblbmbxcacbchcocsdaecegeienesezfrgmgthohuidisitjajolalelglhlomdmxmynlnupeplpmrorprssfsnswsyszthtuuku... full info

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