Church of the blood

A church built as a memorial to the 'Tsar martyrs' who were murdered in 1918, the original building where they were murdered was demolished and this church built on the site . Still a much loved family apparently - people inside in tears as they passed the 'actual site' of the murders of the royal family - the parents and 5 kids.

Yekaterinburg and the Ural Mountains

August 18th 2010
18th August 2010 Yekaterinburg- city tour We woke up in the Dacha in the middle of the countryside just outside Yekaterinburg where little wooden houses are all lined up with little gardens full of fruit and veg. Constantine was supposed to have cooked us dinner last night, but since it was midnight by the time we got there, we told him there was no need- so, instead, he se ... 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

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