The Ballet

St. Petersburg

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July 24th 2006
I have been staying in St. Petersburg with my friend, Alla, a friend from NYC (we met in Cameroon). She was born in Russia and lived here until she was six before her family left Russia and eventually came to the States. We have been staying in an apartment here in St. Petersburg, Alla, her dad and I. It is in the same building where Alla’s aunt and uncle live, who arranged for the apartment. ... 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