Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of Madonna with Chapel

Kronshtadt - Town of Marine Fame

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December 26th 2010
It’s a long time since I wrote my last ‘report’ about a trip. Well, much has happened since my trip to Baku and I’ve managed to visit several places. Blogs will be appearing as soon as I write them. I spent three months with no particular purpose (or a purpose I don’t want to reveal) in St. Petersburg, made some trips to several places, and missed my home badly. Living in a hostel in St. ... 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