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Wilderness around Frolikha

August 16th 2013
One of the results of the breadth of state control in the Soviet Union was that it encouraged the attitude that ‘The State will look after everything’. Perhaps this is one factor that contributes to widespread littering in Russia: a lack of personal responsibility for the consequences of individual actions. Another result was the almost complete lack of civil initiatives. Seen as a threat to t ... 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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