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Back in the Days. The Grandeur of Russian Empire. Parks and Palaces near St. Petersburg - Pavlovsk

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September 17th 2008
I went to Pavlovsk in September 2008 several days after visiting Pushkin. I was very astonished by the Pushkin park and the palace so I decided to visit the other parks as well. Generally, people on excursions visit both towns during one day, because they are very close to each other - but I didn’t know about it that time. Is there any difference between the parks of Pushkin and Pavlovsk? ... 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