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•  Moscow

  Moscow is the capital and the most populous city and the federal subject of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation center of Russia and the world, a global city. It is also the seventh largest city proper in the world, a megacity. The population of Moscow (as of 1 September 2009) is 10,535,100.

  

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•  Yaroslavl

  Yaroslavl is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 kilometers (155 mi) north-east of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. Population: 613,088; 632,991.

  

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•  Golden Ring

  The Golden Ring is a ring of cities northeast of Moscow, the capital of Russia. They formerly comprised the region known as Zalesye. These ancient towns, which also played a significant role in the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church, preserve the memory of the most important and significant events in Russian history.

  

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•  Rostov

  Rostov is one of the oldest towns in Russia and a tourist centre of the so-called Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero in Yaroslavl Oblast, 202 km to the north east of Moscow. Population: 34,141; 35,707. While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is better known to Russians as Rostov Veliky, i.e. Rostov the Great. This name is used to distinguish it from Rostov on Don, which is now a much larger city.

  

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•  Rybinsk

  Rybinsk is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It lies at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna rivers. Population: 213,000 (2007 est. ); 222,653; 251,442. It is served by Rybinsk Staroselye airport.

  

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•  Uglich

  Uglich is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, on the Volga River. Population: 38,260; 39,975. A local tradition dates the town's origins to 937. It was first documented in 1148 as Ugliche Pole (Corner Field). The town's name is thought to allude to the nearby turn in the Volga River. Uglich had been the seat of a small princedom from 1218 until 1328 when the local princes sold their rights to the great prince of Moscow.

  

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•  Sergiyev Posad

  Sergiyev Posad is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It grew up in the 15th century around one of the greatest of Russian monasteries, the Troitse-Sergiyeva (Trinity) Lavra established by St. Sergius of Radonezh. The town became incorporated in 1742. As the town's name, alluding to St.

  

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•  Tutayev

  Tutayev (also spelled "Tutaev" or "Tutajev") is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. Population: 42,644; 39,822. Before 1918, the settlement was called Romanov-Borisoglebsk (Рома́нов-Борисогле́бск), and before 1822, when an order of the tsar united them, there were two separate towns: Romanov (on the right side of Volga River) and Borisoglebsk (on the left side). Romanov has existed since the 14th century and Borisoglebsk since the 15th century.

  

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•  Kostroma

  Kostroma is an historic city in central Russia, the administrative centre of Kostroma Oblast. A part of the Golden ring of the Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers. Population: 278,750; 278,414. It is served by Kostroma Airport.

  

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•  Alexandrov (town)

  Alexandrov or Aleksandrov is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, 120 kilometers (75 mi) north-east of Moscow. Population: 64,824; 68,220. Alexandrov Kremlin served as the capital of Russia for three months (December 1564 to February 1565) under Tsar Ivan the Terrible until he agreed to return his court and the relics of Moscow which he had taken with him. Ivan agreed to return after the church gave him permission to found the Oprichnina.

  

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• Golden Ring of Russia by likeorhate
• Urban-type settlements in Ivanovo Oblast by likeorhate

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•  1351

  Year 1351 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

  

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•  1718

  Year 1718 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar).

  

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•  Tess of the d'Urbervilles

  Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented also known as Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman or just Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper, The Graphic. It is Hardy's novel, followed by Jude the Obscure.

  

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•  Syllabics

  Syllabics may refer to: Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, a writing system for Inuit and Cree Abugida, a writing system in which consonant graphemes are inherently associated with a default vowel Syllabic verse, a poetic form having a fixed number of syllables per line or stanza

  

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•  Arcania a gothic tale

  

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