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The oldest part of Moscow dating back to the city's foundation
in 1147, and situated at the very heart of the city on top of a
hill, the Kremlin is a fortress surrounded by a thick red...
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Red Square is a dramatic open cobbled space in the centre of
Moscow, originally the city's market place that served as a public
gathering place to celebrate festivals, listen to...
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St Basil's Cathedral with its multicoloured domes is the most
famous image of Russia, standing on the edge of Moscow's Red
Square, a striking design that was commissioned by Ivan the
Terrible to...
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Moscow's oldest theatre, the Bolshoi, dates from 1824 and is
Russia's most famous theatre, with its world-renowned opera and
ballet companies in residence. Completely rebuilt after a fire in
1856,...
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The Tretyakov Gallery houses some of the great masterpieces of
traditional Russian art from before the Revolution and has the
world's finest collection of Russian icons from the 11th to the
17th...
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Poklonnaya, literally meaning 'bow down', lies in the west part
of Moscow and was historically a spot for Western visitors of the
city to pay homage before entering the city. Today it is a...
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After Napoleon retreated from Russia, Tsar Alexander I declared
that a cathedral be built in remembrance to the soldiers who had
died defending mother Russia. Decades later the cathedral...
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The battle of Borodino is regarded as the bloodiest of the
Napoleonic wars, seeing over 70,000 casualties in a single day, an
event which saw Napoleon brand the Russians as being 'invincible'.
The...
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Moscow's Metro stations together amount to the most beautiful
public transport facility in the world. Visitors to Moscow should
not miss taking a ride on this glorious underground rail system,
and...
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Located 120 miles (200km) from Moscow, Yasnaya Polyana is the
estate where Lev Tokstoy was born in 1828. In 1921, the property
became a memorial to the celebrated author of War and Peace and
Anna...
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Consisting of a circuit of historic cities northeast of Moscow,
the Golden Ring (sometimes called the Golden Circle), is a popular
tourist route for holidays in Russia. The cities are popular...
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The Arkhangelskoye Estate, about 20 kilometers outside Moscow,
is an old aristocratic estate home that has been a museum since the
fall of the Russian tsarist regime in 1917. It was built in 1703...
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