Ice in St Petersburg

Into Russia

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April 3rd 2010
Can I start with another disclaimer? Hm, I'm not sure...This time its not about spelling (although that still applies), but about the cynicism with which this account is probably going to be written. Basically, I have to admit, my first impression of Russia was not a good one. If Berlin felt gritty, I'd have to say St Petersburg feels grimey. That's not so say it isn't pretty, it really is. Wide ... 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