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Aug 29, 2008
dibocc
Explorer
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The Monument to the Conquerors of Space, erected in 1964, is an impressive 350-foot tall and completely covered on titanium. Shaped like the exhaust plume of a rocket, the obelisk is situated right...

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Aug 28, 2008
dibocc
Explorer

The pinkish, very European-like house was home to Chekhov for five years, between 1886 and 1890. Before I visited the house, I wasn’t aware that Chekhov was quite popular even during his...

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a fun stroke of history 4 stars

Jul 31, 2008
dibocc
Explorer

Vladivostok is quite an interesting city, a mix of old and new and a multicultural port that has become one of the most “mixed” cities in Russia. Most people who arrive in Vladivostok are on...

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Jul 31, 2008
dibocc
Explorer

If there’s one city in the world worthy of a vodka museum, it has to be Moscow. Where else can you expect to find the largest collection of vodka in public exhibition? The museum is a testament...

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State Hermitage Museum 5 stars

Jul 15, 2008
SparkofMoon
Globetrotter

The State Hermitage Museum is one of the finest arts museum in the world, landing in the same league as the Louvre in Paris. It shines as one of the main tourist attractions in St. Petersburg. The...

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Mar 30, 2008
wiedermalweg
Globetrotter

Sure, I´m biased ´cause I studied quite a lot of Russian history – so I do love the State Museum of Russian Political History in Petersburg. That´s where I learned that the Russian Revolution...

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Be your own musem guide 5 stars

Feb 17, 2008
annatravel
Globetrotter

What I like about Hermitage facilities the most, is the computer system for visitors. I've heard that if you spent about 3 minutes at every exhibited item in this museum, then you will need about...

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Feb 17, 2008
annatravel
Globetrotter
Part of Topic News from Russia with love

I've met lots of tourists in Saint-Petersburg, who were desperately looking for Winter Palace around Palace square and couldn't understand, why it has the same address as the Hermitage museum. The...

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Freaky stuff museum 4 stars

Jan 29, 2008
annatravel
Globetrotter

Peter the First who founded Saint-Petersburg in 1703 was an intelligent person with many interests. One of his hobbies was to collect anthropological extraordinaries.
All his collections...


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New museum of Glass 5 stars

Jan 24, 2008
annatravel
Globetrotter
Part of Topic News from Russia with love

Saint-Petersburg is often called City-Museum due to the amount of architectural, historical and other kinds of sights. It is also full of museums which can satisfy any interests and tastes.
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