The Russian Soldiers in front of the Hermitage

From Russia with love

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April 26th 2014
Visiting st. Petersburg was quite long on my bucket list. Thanks to my cousin who is as an exchange student in st. Petersburg I had the opportunity to go there with a small group of our family. After all the preparations the day of the journey arrived…. Day 1 At 04:00 AM my alarm clock rings. I woke up and went to the house of my aunt Zubeyde, which was the meeting point with Uncle Em ... 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