Make Way for Ducklings

Ivan Drago: "We Will Break You!" Us: "No!"

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July 26th 2011
Geo: 55.75, 37.62After a strange night of sleep that came and left easily (we were certain, at several times, that it was time to get up, but alas, morning was nowhere near), we headed past the big portrait of Stalin down to the breakfast room. A woman was playing a harp and included selections from the Beatles, Ave Maria, and the Titanic theme. The breakfast spread was designed for champions, ... read more

Europe » Russia

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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