St Basil's

Moscow

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September 17th 2008
We arrived in Moscow a couple of days ago after boarding an overnight train from St Petersburg. We had to take first class sleeper tickets as all the second class had been sold, and we ended up spending 100 pounds per ticket. However it was extremely comfortable and we both got a good night sleep. Arriving in Moscow at the station named after Lenin was a bit of a shock. There were plenty of tra ... 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