Square of Revolution

‘Gde, gde – v Vologde!’*

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September 30th 2011
Vologda is first mentioned in the chronicles as early as 1147. It’s a very old city. I decided to visit it after having a look at the map, being bored, and studying the area close to St. Petersburg. I’m now staying in St. Petersburg, if you didn’t know. To put it in a nutshell, Vologda is a city of churches and wooden buildings. Some of them are in excellent conditions and some require re ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Vologda

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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