Nestled on the banks of the Volkhov River, a few miles from St. Petersburg, Veliky Novgorod guards ancient Russian treasures amongst the walls of its churches and kremlin. The train empties, pouring ...
Our present day image of Russia is largely colored by its Soviet history: from Cold War nuclear arms race to Gorbachev’s Glasnost and Perestroika; the fall of the communist union in 1991 and Vladimir ...
Along the road from Moscow to St. Petersburg, there are plenty of cities that will inspire you to forget your plans and immerse yourself in the world of Russian history, traditions and beauty. Russia ...
The Akron Group has completed a large-scale renovation of the Akron Hotel and announces the opening of a new five-star Acron Hotel Veliky Novgorod in partnership with the Radisson Hotel Group and the ...
FeatureLike everywhere else in Russia, this city, located between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, is preparing a commemoration of the war against Nazi Germany. The authorities aim to use it to justify ...
MINSK, 13 April (BelTA) – Mstislavl princes also acted as serving princes in Veliky Novgorod. Igor Marzalyuk, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Education, Culture and Science of the House of ...
VELIKY NOVGOROD, Russia — The note, from father to son, was the sort of routine shopping list that today would be dashed off on a smartphone. In 14th-century Russia, it was etched into the bark of a ...