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Swimming in Lake Baikal

Baring all in Lake Baikal, Siberia

Getting naked in front of others is something I usually avoid at all costs. Exposing my sixty-year-old body intimidates me. Ten years ago, I envied the thousands who stripped off on the Opera House forecourt for photographer Spencer Tunick, wanting…

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Lenin

Is that really Lenin in the Mausoleum?

Descending into the cool darkness, I hold tightly onto the railing being careful not to slip on the shiny black marble stairs. As my eyes adjust to the dim lighting, a uniformed man points urgently towards my chest. He has…

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Street Art Museum Russia

Visiting the Street Art Museum in St Petersburg

“Street Art” and “St Petersburg” are seldom heard in the same sentence. Yet, here I am in St Petersburg on my way to a Street Art Museum. Getting to the Street Art Museum Getting out of the city centre by…

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Communal Apartment St Petersburg

Communal Living in St Petersburg

Doctor Zhivago, in the epic drama, returns to his Moscow home to find it occupied by several working-class families. Bolsheviks had taken over the large house, divided it into tenements and handed the accommodation over to strangers. Today in Russia,…

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GUM Store Interior

Moscow’s GUM Store on Red Square

Mention Moscow’s Red Square and rows of tanks and military parades might come to mind, not a world class shopping centre. Yet, along the eastern border of Red Square an intricate   neo-Russian façade opens into GUM, a large shopping mall…

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Beijing to Moscow via Ulaan Baatar

Guide to the Trans-Mongolian Railway

Venturing aboard the Trans-Mongolian is to embark on an adventure, an adventure that it is well to be prepared for. Friends who’ve travelled on the Trans-Siberian and Trans- Mongolian trains tell colourful stories about their experiences. One couple (granted this…

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Street Art in Moscow

Hunting for Street Art in Moscow

Hunting for Street Art in Moscow is one way to get off the beaten track and see more of the ‘real’ city away from the tourist sights. As a fan of street art, and someone who enjoys finding local haunts,…

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The Moscow Cosmonaut Museum

The Moscow Cosmonaut Museum

The Moscow Cosmonaut Museum is a ‘must visit’ when in Moscow. An English Audio Guide enhances the experience.

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Perm 36 a Soviet Labour Camp

Labour Camps (Gulags) in Russia

Labour Camps (Gulags) were a cruel reality during the Repression years in the USSR. A visit to Russia really is incomplete without spending at least a little time learning about the Gulags and the system of repression. Perm 36, the…

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Moscow Metro Komsomoloskaya

Visit the Moscow Metro Independently

Instead of signing up for a Moscow Metro tour, buy a metro ticket and explore the grandeur of the Moscow underground independently. Plan your own route and take your time admiring the architecture and artworks without being tied to a…

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