Russian Travel Guide

The View from Up On High. River Caravans. The Volkhov River

For eight thousand years the Volkhov River has carried its waters from south to north – from Lake Ilmen to Lake Ladoga. The Volkhov was part of the most critical international trade routes for many centuries, and was also the main transportation artery for the swathes of land on either side. Over that span of time, hundreds of thousands of ships of all kinds – dignified merchant vessels, rickety fishing boats, fancy white steamships, working motorboats – sailed along its waters. It has also been the scene of battles for territory and the souls of believers, but at the same time provided an opportunity to maintain commercial ties. The people the river connected learned to solve their problems amicably and be good neighbors. And it was here, on the banks of the Volkhov River, that the Russian state was born.

The Museum of Moscow. Keeper of Time

Moscow has been growing and changing ever since it first appeared. And just like its streets, the stories and fates of its inhabitants intertwine with each other and with the city itself. The archaeologists and curators at the Museum of Moscow carefully preserve each such story and object. The museum is also a portal for time travel: here visitors come into contact with the secrets of the past. Do you want to find out what treasures Moscow had been hiding underground? How the oldest buildings and structures in Moscow are preserved? What the largest exhibit in the capital’s museum is? The film The Museum of Moscow. Custodian of Time will show you how Moscow generously shares its past with all who wish to discover it.

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