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Arzamas and Victory Day

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May 9th 2015
The reasons for going via Arzamas from St. Petersburg to my hometown of Birsk on May 9 are quite simple. The Russian Railways offer 50% on most train tickets on May 8 and 9. The location of Arzamas is the most convenient for splitting the journey in two short legs without the need for a sleepless night or other inconveniences. I bought a train ticket Petersburg-Arzamas for the eighth, and Arzamas- ... 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