Volgograd 2006: The Battle of Stalingrad
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
Russia
St Petersburg, Russia – 2006
Jonathan L continues to revisit his 2006 trip to Russia, today in St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Along the Moskva River to Gorky Park
Jonathan L revisits a walk he took along the Moskva River in 2006
Russian Space Museum - Moscow
Jonathan L stopped to take some photos of the Russian Space Museum when he visited Moscow in 2006
Red Square, Moscow, 2006
Jonathan revisits a trip he took to Moscow's Red Square in 2006
Russia's Arctic train to (almost) Norway
Russia's new Arctic train route tales 11 days to almost reach its neighbor.
Jan. 29, 2019: Kizhi Island, Russia
Share a visit to Russia's Open Air Museum of Architecture with Marilyn Jones.
Jan. 18, 2019: Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia
More beautiful scenes from Marilyn Jones's cruise on Russia's Volga River.
Munich: In the Englischer Garten
Munich's great park has a surprising history—and a beer garden at its heart, as well as urban surfing!
January 1, 2019: Kusiva Monastery, Russia
A restored monastery that is also still a museum was one of Marilyn Jones's stops on a cruise between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Dec. 4, 2018: Waterways of the Tsars
From Moscow to St. Petersburg, a Viking River Cruise offers history lessons as well as valuable contemporary insights on Russia to cruise passengers including Marilyn Jones.
Nov. 20, 2018: The Kremlin, Moscow
On a cruise, Marilyn Jones visits Russia's famous seat of power and discovers how large a complex it is.
Air France passengers sent to Siberia
A string of mishaps leaves an Air France flight to China short-stopped in sub-freezing Siberia.
Nov. 6, 2018: Churches of Moscow
Marilyn visits two churches in Moscow, one from the 16th century, and the other a 21st century reconstruction.
Bridge not far enough, Take 2
Norway and Russia dedicate a new road link in the far north, but 400 meters of road to complete the link are waiting for diplomatic decisions.