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Moscow
For centuries Moscow has been the symbol of power and wealth of this part of the world. Moscow was the capital of Russia during the Middle Ages, the main city of the Soviet Empire and now days it is the capital of modern Russia and a symbol of unity for Russians all across 11 time zones.
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St. Petersburg
Peter the Great wanted a modern Russia, so he built a glorious capital to be held up as a beacon of light for his people. Therefore to visit St. Petersburg is not just to visit another place, but to experience a tsar's vision for the future of an entire country.
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Golden Ring
Golden Ring consists of the oldest and most famous towns of the Central Russia to the northeast of Moscow and covers the lands where some of the main events of Russian history took place..
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Irkutsk
For more than 330 years Irkutsk has been standing at the south shore of Lake Baikal and for centuries people living in this city were conscious of the uniqueness of its location. The city is divided by the Angara - the only river carrying the precious Baikal waters into the world while more than 300 large, small and tiny mountain rivers flow into the lake.
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Novgorod
One of the oldest Russian cities, Velikiy Novgorod (Novgorod the Great) was first mentioned in chronicles in 859.
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Pskov
Pskov is situated at the junction of the Velikaya and the Pskova rivers. The first reference to Pskov in the state chronicles dated 903 and linked to the marriage of Kievan Prince Igor and Pskovian girl Olga who became the Grand Princess of Kiev, wise ruler and the first of the Russians who adopted Christianity.
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