My first dinner in Moscow

Learn to Expect the Unexpected

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August 7th 2006
One of the first things that our professors told us was to expect the unexpected. I have found this advice quite true. Last weekend we took a bus tour of Moscow. By far the most impressive sight was Moskva river in front of Moscow University. After Russians get married, the whole wedding crowd goes for a tour of the famous sights in Moscow. They often end their journey at the Moskva river. T ... 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