Church of the Blood

Yekaterinburg Russia

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February 28th 2010
Yekaterinburg Russia! Shrouded in mystery in so many ways for so many years. Birthplace of the Russian Federation's first President, Boris Yeltsin. Site of the Gary Power's U2 plane incident. Renowned as the location of the murder of the last Russian Tsar and his family (including Anastasia). Heart of the Soviet military machine. They all hold their secrets in this, Russia's fifth largest ci ... 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