 | | 2018-10-05 04:21
From blog Trends and Tolstoy
Moscow, Russia Travel Guide
After a week in Saint Petersburg , I headed to Moscow for a dose of onion domes and borscht.
What You Need to Know Historically
In its history (and somewhat now) Moscow illustrates the East-meets-West vibe of Russia. Russia has always been torn between the cultural influences of the West, which it aspired to, and the East, which had a heavy hand in Russian culture in the early days of its existence. Many historians attribute Russia’s impulse for autocratic rulers and sometimes militaristic attitude to an invasion of the Mongols in the twelfth century.
Moscow was the center of Russian urban life from the early beginnings of its countryhood (once...
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