Church the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God

The Korela Fortress of Priozersk

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July 5th 2013
My attention was first drawn (or rather not so) to Priozersk in 2011 when I went on a boat tour to Lake Ladoga. Priozersk is a starting point for water expeditions and also excursions to Konevets and Valaam Islands (I hope to visit them soon). The train station, on the left, faces the lake, while on the right stands the town itself. It is not easy to get lost there, but the way to the fortress is ... 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