Railings with newlywed padlocks

Siberia!

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October 15th 2010
The rest of Russia... So our 2nd Russian city was Irkutsk, not a lot to write home about there, we weren't big fans of the city itself, upon finding the hostel we swiftly dumped our things and decided take a stroll around the city. Once again we encountered a large number of wedding parties! Just like Moscow they had an eternal flame to which it was customary to visit on the wedding day. Anot ... 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