Bolshoi Theatre
I was a little disappointed after being told that Bolshoi translated to boring "Big". However, I read that Russians consider opera and ballet to be higher forms of culture than plays. Thus "Big" theatres (there's more than one Bolshoi), and the tragedies and comedies are performed in "Little" theatres. The Russians take their arts and culture very seriously - the city cemetery was filled with grand graves for renowned artists of all types. Svetlana is always asking us if we've heard of this or that famous Russian dancer or poet or singer, etc. That's Marlene with Robyn.
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 
