Russia

Mandrogy Collective

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Even though there is an extensive Vodka museum at Mandrogy, there are two inviolable rules: Nobody drinks alcohol and nobody steals in the village. This collective on the Volga River is complex of farmstead-type ornate houses, craft workshops, a school, a mill, horse stables, and a rabbit farm.

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Moscow and St. Petersburg

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Photo-journal with more than 400 full-color photos (126 pages) of the highlights and hidden attractions in Moscow and St. Petersburg: palaces, museums, city scenes, art, sculpture, the Hermitage, Catherine’s Palace, GUM, the Moscow metro, Peterhof, Tretyakov Gallery, the Park of the Fallen Idols, and more. Reader comments include: “I was very impressed with both the [...]

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The Volga River

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Discover charming historical towns along the Volga River in this 100-page, full-color photo-journal. You’ll see all this and more from the elegant Volga Dream, the most beautiful cruise ship on the river. Magnificent Russian Orthodox churches Beautiful lacquerware crafts The Vodka Museum Traditional wooden architecture The Mandrogy Collective The spiritual center at Valaam Uglich, Yaroslavl, [...]

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