Tag: “Russia”
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Surreal Siberia
In May of 2006, I traveled to a remote part of Siberian Russia: Olkhon Island, located on Lake Baikal. This is my story.
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Beslan School Number One
On September 1 2004, terrorists stormed School Number One and took over 1,100 hostages. In all, more than 330 died, most were children.
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Ivan the Great Bell Tower
Shot at the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
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A Hobbit's Home?
A small private chapel in the Novodevichy Monastery, which is also very pretty in the spring.
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Dobroye
Located on the eastern edge of the city of Vladimir, the Dobroye neighborhood is not generally visited by tourists. Mostly known as a sleepy neighborhood, filled with non-descript Soviet-era apartment buildings, it is also home to a few interesting churches.
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Murom
This small, historic city, founded in the 9th century on Russia's Golden Ring, is located approximately 300km east of Moscow on the Oka River.
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Downtown Tula
The historic city of Tula was founded in the 14th century. The downtown (or "center") is a pleasant place for a stroll.
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Trinity Church
The Trinity Church, located in Theater Square, Vladimir, Russia currently houses a Museum of Blown Glass.
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Novodevichy Cemetery
Founded in the late 1800s next to the 16th century Novodevichy Monastery, Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery is regarded as the most famous cemetery in Russia. Not only does it house some of Russia's most famous dead (including Khruschev, Gogol, Bulgakov, Shostakovich and many others), but the graves are not mere tombstones, they're works of art.
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Lake Baikal
Located in Siberian Russia, Lake Baikal is the world's deepest lake, containing 1/5 of the world's fresh water. It is home to numerous species which live only in the waters of Baikal.
