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Top 10 Museums of the world-#1 The Hermitage

This is my first hub in the series of hubs-Top 10 museums of the world. Museum #1: The Hermitage, Saint Petersburg, Russia I decided to write this series of hubs about the top 10 best museums in the...

19 comments    art culture russia
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To Make A Noise - The Story of Bells

The word bell comes from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "to bellow" or to "make a noise." Bells in war and peace, fire and flood, have long been useful because their voices could be heard far and wide....

21 comments    gold russia moscow
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10 Skyscrapers Of The World

Tall, colossal, impressive achievements of the modern architecture, skyscrapers took a significant place in an architectural landscape of many cities of the world. Originally the word ‘skyscraper’ was...

8 comments    travel architecture skyscraper
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Cirque du Soleil - Reinventing the Circus - celebrates 25 years!

Cirque du Soleil - Reinventing the Circus Celebrating 25 years of pure circus/success! Cirque du Soleil had 90 million spectators in over 200 cities on five continents. In 2009, Cirque du Soleil will present 19 shows simultaneously throughout the world.

7 comments    hubchallenge las vegas circus
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10 Best Moscow Restaurants

While the sights in Moscow might be enough to keep you occupied for days, you will certainly want to keep your strength up with some fine Russian cuisine. At one time, dining out in Russia was not nearly as...

1 comment    travel hotels restaurants
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Seeing Lenin’s Body in the Mausoleum, Moscow

The first time I visited Moscow in 2003, Red Square was closed. Apparently, it was relatively common that for terrorist-related reasons or other random government excuses, Red Square would be declared out of...

0 comments    travel russia moscow
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Novodevichy Convent

Novodivechy Convent is a fortified cluster of churches and convent buildings outside the inner ring of Moscow's architectural center, near the former Olympic site. We were so fortunate to be there on a...

8 comments    moscow ilya repin ivan terrible
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New Year Celebrations, What Should We Do?

This month is December. New year will come. And millions of people will celebrate the turn of this year. New year celebration is like a tradition in the edge of the year. We life in different country and we...

10 comments    travel holiday new york
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Russia History

The history of Russia is intertwined with the history of Europe.    The people of Russia are largely Slavs from Eastern Europe but the first Russian state was formed by Vikings warriors in the 9th...

63 comments    socialist kiev peasants
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why I Like Russian People!

I love Russian people. I have traveled to Russia several times, had Russian friends , neighbors or just knew Russian people and have always admired them. Well, most of them at least. One thing that had...

8 comments    travel russia russian
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