Church

Tikhvin

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February 2nd 2012
I decided to visit Tikhvin because of the same reason I went to Tver. I had a full day off. I bought the train tickets the day before departure. It takes about 3.5 hours to get there. I departed at 10 o’clock and returned at half past nine in the evening. By the way, now I’m staying in the very centre of St. Petersburg, in a small hotel. It’s so convenient. There is a metro station and a cin ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest

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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