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Siberia

October 16th 2013
When I was younger, I imagined Siberia as a big, cold place, where nothing grew and no one lived. Of course I was wrong, but that is how I imagined it. As I said in the last blog, I have passed through forests, around lakes, and stayed in two cities, one on either side of the lake. I spent yesterday relaxing and chatting with the people in the hostel. Hostels tend to be friendly places, with ba ... read more
Europe » Russia » Siberia » Irkutsk

Russian Flag 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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