The Mariinskiy Theatre by night

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St Petersburg, jewel of the Russian north

September 30th 2008
So we have finally arrived in St Petersburg (the old Leningrad, but you guys all knew that already), home of the Hermitage and Winter Palace, and the initial driver for our booking this cruise all those many months ago. And it didn’t disappoint. The locals tell us that St P only gets 60 days of sunshine per year, so given we have just snaffled 5 of them in succession, we almost feel blessed. Mi ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

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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