Modern-day Rostov is a small and quiet touristy town in the
central Yaroslavl region, with several main streets dominated
by two-story buildings. It is situated about 200 kilometers from Moscow,
on th→
The ancient town of Sergiyev Posad just outside Moscow is one
of the pearls of the Golden Ring of historic towns surrounding
the capital. Located about 70 kilometers from Moscow, the town is
dominated→
Since Abkhazia's secession from Georgia, the Black Sea town
of Batumi, a stone's throw from the Turkish border, can claim the title
of the country's westernmost city, both in terms of geography and at→
The stuffy minibus carrying passengers from the Moldovan
capital, Chisinau, cranks to a halt at the border with
the self-proclaimed Transdnestr republic. A throng of Russians,
Moldovans and Ukrainians→
While Rome might have been saved by geese, this tiny town
in the central Yaroslavl region owes its fame and prosperity to a small
mouse. The place name Myshkin is derived from "myshka" — the Russian w→
Nineteenth-century writer Alexander Griboedov immortalized
Saratov with a single line in his comedy, "The Woes of Wit." One of the
main characters, Famusov, pronounced this curse on his daughter - and→
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