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The river port on the Volga

July 17th 2013
After Moscow I’ve had to get used to driving alone, and I've missed Anya sitting next to me entertaining me with conversation and feeding me cheese sandwiches. I like the word Shturman the Russians use to describe co-passenger map-reader; I suffered the challenge of reading my new but already slightly outdated road atlas while driving. I found distraction in singing along to my collecti ... 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

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Russia: A Farewell Tour

sageinrussia

I’ve lived in St. Petersburg for three years, teaching English, learning Russian and enjoying the process of getting to know another culture. Every summer here I’ve taken a trip to some or other interesting place: in 2011 I went to Novosibirsk and the Altai mountains; last summer I visited friends in Perm and went on a rafting trip in the northern Urals. This summer, my last living here, I decided to go to Lake Baikal. Since I’ve got quite a lot of friends along the way, it seems natural to call in on them. Plus I’ve always wanted to take an extended road trip around Russia. A plan eme... full info

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