Russian Federation celebrates 65th anniversary by way of a Victory Parade
On the 9th May 1945, the weapons fell silent as the struggle in Europe came to a finish. The Western Allies and the Soviet army had smashed the German forces and every year, Russia marks the occasion...
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Three Days In The Hero City of Volgograd
Mamayev Kurgan I decided to take a 3 day trip to the city of Volgograd in Southern Russia with the main aim of exploring the battlefields of the Second World War. From September 1942 to February 1943,...
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Volgograd’s Five Main Points of Interest
On the banks of the River Volga in Southern Russia is the city of Volgograd. During World War II, the area was the scene of some terrible fighting between the Soviet Red Army and the German Army Group...
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My 10 Top Travel Photos of 2011
2011 has again been a good year for me to discover wonderful new places in the world. Rather than bore you with a very brief and inadequate description, I thought I’d rely on the old saying of “a...
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Zodiac Modern Art in Moscow
In one of the northern suburbs of Moscow I found this little park with 12 works of modern art. Closer inspection revealed that each represented a sign of the zodiac. Despite my best efforts, I haven’t...
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