Palace Interior

Back in the Days. Parks and Palaces near St. Petersburg – Gatchina

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October 1st 2008
That’s 2008, September. Much time has passed since then and much has changed. I’ve spent almost the entire 2008 in St. Petersburg renting an apartment with V.B., a friend of mine, and occasionally (rather often) visited my home town. Now I am permanently residing in my home town and occasionally embark on journeys and, occasionally, visit St. Petersburg. Somewhere I have mentioned that it ... 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