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Russia: Things to do in St Petersburg
Things to do in St Petersburg: The White Nights Pushkin once wrote of St Petersburg in summer as being “where sunrise runs to meet sunset”. In July the sun sets about 11.30, rises a few hours later and...
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Destination Russia: A Moscow literary tour
Rubbing shoulders with Chekhov in Moscow It was Mark Twain who once said, through the words of his immortal hero Tom Sawyer: “There ain’t nothing that is so interesting to look at as a place a book...
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Russia: A Moscow day trip to Sergiev Posad
I caught a train to Sergiev Posad on a day trip from Moscow, travelling through luxuriant Springtime meadows and a violent thunderstorm. It was a local train with the regular cries of hawkers moving up...
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When I entered the grand ballroom in the Catherine Palace, just outside St Petersburg, Russia, I was captivated by the idea of swirling around this space wearing exquisite silks and jewels like Natasha...
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