Monument to Peter the Great who moved the capital to St. Petersburg

Musical Chairs in Moscow

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July 16th 2013
Contrary to St. Petersburg, we had better luck finding theatres in Moscow. Just as well as two of a group of three elderly ladies were sitting in our seats when we arrived at the National Ballet Theatre of Russia to watch an abridged version of Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Ballet. (The unabridged version lasts about 4 hours.) When we pointed this out, the ladies looked at us then moved a few se ... read more

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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