Sightseeing in Pskov, Russia

Sightseeing in Pskov, Russia

In the northern part of the Pskov region in the Plyussky district there is a memorial museum-reserve of N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. It includes two estates – Lubensk and Vechasha. Here Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the operas The Golden Cockerel, The Night Before Christmas, Sadko, The Tsar’s Bride, The Tale of Tsar Saltan and The Tale of the Invisible […]

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Map of Russia Moscow

Russia 2005

According to ehistorylib, in 2005, Russia had a population of approximately 143 million people. The majority of the population was located in the western and central regions of the country, with a large concentration in the capital city of Moscow. The economy of Russia was largely based on oil and gas production and exports, with […]

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