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In the Footsteps of the Romanovs

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October 24th 2017
It is our last full day in Saint Petersburg, and there are still a number of monuments, forts and places of interest that we haven’t seen. With a list and map in hand, Jim’s Walking Tour led us through the streets of the City of the Tsars. We first headed for the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on Nevsky Prospekt. Construction of the cathedral started ... 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