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Staraya Ladoga. The First Capital of Ancient Rus
“The Russian people in its multitude like the countless stars of the sky is unique.” These are the words of the Polish theologian Matvei Krakovsky spoken back in the 15th century. The subsequent centuries have done nothing to diminish the scale of his statement. They have multiplied and redrawn the borders of the Russian lands, and the poetic description of the population is matched by the statistics. Today, Russia is the largest country in the world. There are few blank spaces on its map today, but there are many questions still to be answered about its history. One of them is “Where did the Russian lands begin?” Even the old chronicles differ in their views on this. Increasingly, however, historians believe that the roots of the Russian state can be traced back to Staraya Ladoga. Discover an old town that is regarded as the first capital of Ancient Rus in a film by RTG TV.
The Mikhailovsky theatre
There is probably no other theatre in St. Petersburg that has changed names as many times as the Mikhailovsky. It has been called the Theatre of Comic Opera, the Maly Petrogradsky Theatre, the Maly Opera Theatre and, for a long time, the Modest Mussorgsky Theatre. It finally regained its former name as the Mikhailovsky Theatre, which was named after Mikhail Pavlovich, the brother of Nikolai I. The history of this beautiful theatre has always been quite bright and active, even during the times when it seemed not to be putting on any shows. This fact becomes clear as soon as you step backstage. Host Olga Degtyareva attended an opera and ballet rehearsal where she discovered just what happens in the secret and mysterious backstage world.
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The Mikhailovsky theatre
Grand Maket Russia — A journey from West to East
Grand Maket Russia is one of the most unusual museums in St. Petersburg. Here, in just a day, you can see a vast country, as the objects – mountains, buildings, cars, trains, people – are all 87 times smaller in size than the originals. The inhabitants of this magical country are from simply being extras. Each has a role, a vital story of their own: on the river a fish protection inspector is lying in wait to catch poachers; a builder is painting walls in an apartment, a passenger is hurrying to catch a train… There is humor to be found here too: in the taiga you can see a yeti, and in the courtyard of a building you can see a more sawing through the branch he’s sitting on. Of course, you can walk the length of this tiny country from west to east in five minutes. But it’s best not to hurry, and to use “the local transport.” The model is constructed in such a way that a passenger train le...
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