A cruise down “Mother Volga,” as the Volga River is known throughout Russian folklore and song, takes you to the Russia of old. Travel from Rostov-on-Don, at one time a Greek colony, later a Turkish settlement, and finally the capital of the Don Cossacks, to Moscow with its familiar onion-domed St. Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square, the Kremlin and the Bolshoi Theatre. See Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, and view the site of one of the greatest battles of WWII. Discover exotic Kazan, present capital of the Tartar Republic. Visit ancient Nizhni Novgorod, the former home of political exiles. And see the splendid cities of the Golden Ring. This is a truly exceptional trip to a world of exotic history, beautiful traditions and breathtaking scenery – to the Land of the Cossacks.
Who will enjoy this cruise: Those thirsting to understand this incredible world power from its very beginnings – cities and towns that were once Turkish, Mongol, Tartar encampments and strongholds. Visit Stalin’s bunker and Lenin’s house, as well as sites of military battles and testaments to the vast political changes over the centuries.
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