DOCSLIB.ORG

June 16 to July 2, 2017 a Program of the Stanford Alumni Association

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
June 16 to July 2, 2017 a Program of the Stanford Alumni Association STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY AN EPIC JOURNEY FROM VLADIVOSTOK TO MOSCOW June 16 to July 2, 2017 a program of the stanford alumni association STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY Get ready for the ride of your life on this epic, 6,000-mile-long journey aboard the luxurious, modern Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express train, traversing the world’s largest country—from her deepwater Pacific seaport of Vladivostok to her cosmopolitan capital, Moscow. We’ll travel through endless miles of Siberian taiga (subarctic evergreen forest); dip down onto the vast Mongolian steppe; view Lake Baikal, the world’s largest body of fresh water; visit the majestic kremlin in the exotic city of Kazan; and end our incredible journey marveling at the iconic façade of St. Basil’s Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow. Along the way, we’ll delve into Russia’s long history, fascinating cultures, politics and economy, and meet her modern-day peoples. All aboard for a fabulous adventure! BREtt S. THompson, ’83, DirEctor, Stanford TravEL/StudY ST. BASIL’S CATHEDRAL, Moscow Highlights LISTEN to the UNESCO- EXPLORE the kremlin of ENJOY a private concert RIDE in modern comfort recognized 17th-century Kazan, capital of Tatarstan, and champagne reception on the tracks of the czarist- songs of Russia’s Old with its mix of Orthodox in Irkutsk at the Decembrist era Old Railway line along Believers in a village near churches and Muslim House-Museum, home the shore of Lake Baikal, Ulan Ude. mosques. of a once-imprisoned the world’s deepest and Decembrist activist. oldest freshwater lake. COVER: QOL SHARIF MOSQUE, KAZAN VILLAGE OF LIstvYANKA, LAKE BAIKAL A r c t i c O c e a n St. Petersburg Moscow Kazan Ekaterinburg R USSIA Novosibirsk Lake Baikal Ulan KAZAKHSTAN Ude Irkutsk Khabarovsk MONGOLIA Vladivostok CHINA Ulaanbaatar ULAN UDE on our rail journey across Chinese border and travel who have preserved their Itinerary Russia. TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS toward the Mongolian 17th-century clothing, (B,L,D) steppe. TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS architecture, language and FRIDAY & SATURDAY, (B,L,D–BOTH DAYS) traditions, including their JUNE 16 & 17 MONDAY, JUNE 19 distinctive style of singing. DEPART U.S. / KHABAROVSK THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Enjoy a concert of this music, Arrive in Khabarovsk, VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA ULAANBAATAR, which UNESCO has added the easternmost point MONGOLIA Depart the U.S. on overnight to its “Representative List of our journey. Founded Today visit the capital of flights, arriving in Vladivostok of the Intangible Cultural by Cossacks in 1858, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. Learn on Saturday. Upon arrival, Heritage of Humanity.” Khabarovsk was originally about the traditional, and transfer to our four-star hotel TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS (B,L,D) in Vladivostok’s historic a military outpost guarding disappearing, nomadic life of the country’s inhabitants center. Enjoy a welcome Russia’s border with China. SATURDAY, JUNE 24 reception and dinner this Visit lively Muravyov-Amursky at the National History LAKE BAIKAL evening. HOTEL HYUNDAI (6/17: D) Street with its 19th-century Museum, and at the Museum Ride through tunnels and buildings and the war of Natural History view around cliffs along the scenic SUNDAY, JUNE 18 memorial in Glory Square, prehistoric fossils found shoreline of Lake Baikal, the VLADIVOSTOK / dedicated to Russian in the Gobi Desert Travel world’s deepest and oldest EMBARK TRANS- Far Easterners who were outside the city to marvel at freshwater lake. Have a SIBERIAN EXPRESS the striking mountain scenery Due to its strategic awarded medals for heroism barbeque at the lake’s edge, of Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. importance, Vladivostok during “The Great Patriotic and for the adventurous, TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS (B,L,D) was declared off limits War” (WWII). At the Natural take a quick dip in its chilling to foreigners and most History Museum, view its crystalline water. Stop at the collection of indigenous FRIDAY, JUNE 23 lakeside village of Listvyanka Russians from the post- ULAN UDE, RUSSIA World War II era until the peoples’ artifacts and Arrive in Ulan Ude, and visit a local family’s dissolution of the Soviet exhibits about the region’s capital of the Republic private home. TRANS-SIBERIAN Union in 1992. Visit the plants and animals. TRANS- of Buryatia. Founded by EXPRESS (B,L,D) Socialist-Realist railway SIBERIAN EXPRESS (B,L,D) Cossacks in 1666 as a winter SUNDAY, JUNE 25 station, the Pacific Navy encampment, the outpost TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, IRKUTSK War Memorial, the Fortress became a strategic trading JUNE 20 & 21 Today admire the classic Museum and the Eagle’s ABOARD THE TRANS- center linking Russia with wooden architecture of the Nest observation point. SIBERIAN EXPRESS China and Mongolia. Visit small and cultured city of Learn about the city’s original Spend two full days onboard the city’s most significant Irkutsk, a place of exile from indigenous population at the our luxury train, reading, sites, which reflect the unique the time of Genghis Khan Arsenyev Regional Museum. relaxing, attending lectures culture and spiritual beliefs through the Soviet period. Board our well-appointed and watching the changing of the Buryat people. Also At the Decembrist House- train and depart this evening landscape as we skirt the tour a village of Old Believers, Museum, once the home of ULAN UDE MONGOLIA Decembrist Sergei Volkonsky, Museum of Regional Studies. beautifully reconstructed Qol collection of Russian fine learn about the history of the TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS (B,L,D) Sharif Mosque, a remarkable art. Celebrate the end of our unsuccessful 19th-century synthesis of Tatar and Russian journey at a farewell reception movement to abolish serfdom WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 cultures. TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS and dinner this evening. EKATERINBURG and institute reforms. Con- (B,L,D) HOTEL BALTSCHUG KEMPINSKI (B,L,D) clude our time here with a Transit from Asia to Europe classical music concert and today and arrive at Ekaterin- FRIDAY, JUNE 30 SUNDAY, JULY 2 a glass of champagne in burg, formerly known as MOSCOW / DISEMBARK MOSCOW / U.S. Transfer to the airport this Volkonsky’s former drawing Sverdlovsk. Ekanterinburg Upon our arrival in Moscow, is perhaps most famed for tour several classic sites of morning for return flights to room. TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS the U.S. (B) (B,L,D) being the city where the last Russia’s capital city, such as czar, Nicholas II, and his Red Square with its colorful MONDAY, JUNE 26 family were executed by the St. Basil’s Cathedral and ABOARD THE TRANS- Bolsheviks in 1918. Visit the the Novodevichy Convent Post-trip SIBERIAN EXPRESS Church on the Blood, built Cemetery where many Watch the vast Siberian taiga, between 2000 and 2003 over Russian dignitaries are buried. or subarctic coniferous forest, Extension the site where the czar and Drive by the Bolshoi Theater ST. PETERSBURG pass by from the comfort of his family were murdered. The and the Lubyanka Prison our train as we continue our JULY 2 TO 5, 2017 church was designed in the before checking in to our (3 additiONal days) journey across North Asia. early-20th-century Russian/ hotel. HOTEL BALTSCHUG KEMPINSKI TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS (B,L,D) Byzantine style favored by (B,L,D) Take an express train to the ill-fated czar. TRANS-SIBERIAN St. Petersburg, whose miles TUESDAY, JUNE 27 EXPRESS (B,L,D) SATURDAY, JULY 1 of canals have earned this NOVOSIBIRSK MOSCOW imperial city the nickname, Stop today at Novosibirsk, a Today we visit the renowned “the Venice of the North.” population center that didn’t THURSDAY, JUNE 29 KAZAN Moscow Kremlin and its Visit Catherine’s Palace with exist until the construction of Explore historic Kazan, capital Armory Museum. Built in the its magnificent Amber Room, the Trans-Siberian Railway of the Republic of Tatarstan 16th century as a warehouse and Alexander’s Palace, and has since become and a former khanate for the Kremlin’s weaponry, where Czar Nicholas II and his Russia’s third-largest city. (principality) of the Mongol the Armory now houses family were under house arrest Visit Lenin Square, site of Empire. Visit the Kazan Russia’s national treasures, before being exiled to Siberia. Novosibirsk’s State Academic kremlin, a UNESCO World including a collection of Also explore the magnificent Opera and Ballet Theater, the Heritage site that is home to Fabergé eggs, the coronation Hermitage Museum, home to largest opera house in Russia both Orthodox churches and dress of Catherine the Great one of the largest collections and nicknamed the “Siberian Muslim mosques. Tour the and the throne of Ivan the of art in the world. Coliseum.” View artifacts of Annunciation Cathedral, built Terrible. After lunch, admire Siberia’s many indigenous by Ivan the Terrible, and the the Tretyakov Gallery’s superb Details and a full itinerary will be peoples at Novosibirsk’s State sent to confirmed participants. Golden Eagle Program Trans-Siberian Express Cost* Silver Class Cabins silvER class CABIN Silver Class Cabins Silver Class cabins feature modern en $19,995 per person, double occupancy suite amenities including power showers $26,745 per person, single occupancy** and under-floor heating, a DVD/CD player, LCD screen, audio system, individual Gold Class Cabins air conditioning, recessed lighting and wardrobe space. Size: 60 sq. ft., measuring $22,995 per person, double occupancy 6'7" x 9', including the bathroom. Lower $31,745 per person, single occupancy** DAY NiGHT berth is 4' wide; upper berth is 2'9" wide. Imperial Suite Gold Class Cabins GOld class CABIN $33,195 per person, double occupancy Although they feature the same amenities and en suite facilities as Silver Class cabins, * Association nonmembers add $300 Gold Class Cabins are more spacious and per person. have a larger shower area.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Kazan Kremlin (Russian Federation) No
    Category of property Kazan Kremlin (Russian Federation) In terms of the categories of cultural property set out in Article 1 of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, this is a group of buildings. No 980 History and Description History The first human occupation in the Kazan area goes back to Identification the 7th and 8th millennia BCE; there are traces of the Bronze Age (2nd to 1st millennia, late Kazan area settlement), early Nomination Historical and Architectural Complex of Iron Age (8th to 6th centuries BCE, Ananin culture), and the Kazan Kremlin early medieval period (4th–5th centuries CE, Azelin culture). From the 10th to 13th centuries Kazan was a pre-Mongol Location Republic of Tatarstan, City of Kazan Bulgar town. Today’s Kremlin hill consisted then of a fortified trading settlement surrounded by moats, State Party Russian Federation embankments, and a stockade. A stone fortress was built in the 12th century and the town developed as an outpost on the Date 29 June 1999 northern border of Volga Bulgaria. The so-called Old Town extended eastward, on the site of the former Kazan Monastery of Our Lady. The fortress was demolished on the instructions of the Mongols in the 13th century. A citadel was then built as the seat of the Prince of Kazan, including the town’s administrative and religious institutions. By the Justification by State Party first half of the 15th century, the town had become the capital The Kazan Kremlin is a unique and complex monument of of the Muslim Principality of Bulgaria, with administrative, archaeology, history, urban development, and architecture.
    [Show full text]
  • Kazan Kremlin in Russia
    Kazan Kremlin in Russia Kazan Kremlin – a complex of several buildings in Kazan, Russia Kazan Kremlin is a complex of several buildings in Kazan, Russia, noted for their architectural and historical value. A kremlin is a citadel and the seat of government of the city, and consists of churches and towers, and a palace. The Kazan Kremlin was the citadel of Tatarstan, which is a federal subject of the Russian Federation. Constructed under the orders of Ivan the Terrible, and built among the remains of the Kazan Khanate. The white Kremlin features the Annunciation Cathedral, the only sixteenth-century Russian church to have 6 piers and 5 apses. Built from 1554 to 1562, the cathedral is made from pale sandstone. Its bell tower was modeled after Moscow's Ivan the Great Belltower but the Kazan bell tower was torn down by the Soviets in 1930. Another important building in the Kazan Kremlin is the Söyembikä Tower, also known as the Khan's Mosque. Once the tallest structure in the kremlin and a leaning tower, with a lean of 194 centimeters (76 inches), it was straightened in the 1930s and again in the 1990s. This tower was possibly built in the 17th or 18th century, though its origins are not well understood. A legend has it that the tower was named for a queen named Söyembikä who killed herself jumping from the top of the tower, but the legend is not rooted in facts. Spasskaya Tower on the southern end of the Kremlin serves as the main entrance to the Kremlin.
    [Show full text]
  • Russian Museums Visit More Than 80 Million Visitors, 1/3 of Who Are Visitors Under 18
    Moscow 4 There are more than 3000 museums (and about 72 000 museum workers) in Russian Moscow region 92 Federation, not including school and company museums. Every year Russian museums visit more than 80 million visitors, 1/3 of who are visitors under 18 There are about 650 individual and institutional members in ICOM Russia. During two last St. Petersburg 117 years ICOM Russia membership was rapidly increasing more than 20% (or about 100 new members) a year Northwestern region 160 You will find the information aboutICOM Russia members in this book. All members (individual and institutional) are divided in two big groups – Museums which are institutional members of ICOM or are represented by individual members and Organizations. All the museums in this book are distributed by regional principle. Organizations are structured in profile groups Central region 192 Volga river region 224 Many thanks to all the museums who offered their help and assistance in the making of this collection South of Russia 258 Special thanks to Urals 270 Museum creation and consulting Culture heritage security in Russia with 3M(tm)Novec(tm)1230 Siberia and Far East 284 © ICOM Russia, 2012 Organizations 322 © K. Novokhatko, A. Gnedovsky, N. Kazantseva, O. Guzewska – compiling, translation, editing, 2012 [email protected] www.icom.org.ru © Leo Tolstoy museum-estate “Yasnaya Polyana”, design, 2012 Moscow MOSCOW A. N. SCRiAbiN MEMORiAl Capital of Russia. Major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation center of Russia and the continent MUSEUM Highlights: First reference to Moscow dates from 1147 when Moscow was already a pretty big town.
    [Show full text]
  • To View Online Click Here
    YOUR O.A.T. ADVENTURE TRAVEL PLANNING GUIDE® The Baltic Capitals & St. Petersburg 2022 Small Groups: 8-16 travelers—guaranteed! (average of 13) Overseas Adventure Travel ® The Leader in Personalized Small Group Adventures on the Road Less Traveled 1 Dear Traveler, At last, the world is opening up again for curious travel lovers like you and me. And the O.A.T. Enhanced! The Baltic Capitals & St. Petersburg itinerary you’ve expressed interest in will be a wonderful way to resume the discoveries that bring us so much joy. You might soon be enjoying standout moments like these: What I love about the little town of Harmi, Estonia, is that it has a lot of heart. Its residents came together to save their local school, and now it’s a thriving hub for community events. Harmi is a new partner of our Grand Circle Foundation, and you’ll live a Day in the Life here, visiting the school and a family farm, and sharing a farm-to-table lunch with our hosts. I love the outdoors and I love art, so my walk in the woods with O.A.T. Trip Experience Leader Inese turned into something extraordinary when she led me along the path called the “Witches Hill” in Lithuania. It’s populated by 80 wooden sculptures of witches, faeries, and spirits that derive from old pagan beliefs. You’ll go there, too (and I bet you’ll be as surprised as I was to learn how prevalent those pagan practices still are.) I was also surprised—and saddened—to learn how terribly the Baltic people were persecuted during the Soviet era.
    [Show full text]
  • Governance on Russia's Early-Modern Frontier
    ABSOLUTISM AND EMPIRE: GOVERNANCE ON RUSSIA’S EARLY-MODERN FRONTIER DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Matthew Paul Romaniello, B. A., M. A. The Ohio State University 2003 Examination Committee: Approved by Dr. Eve Levin, Advisor Dr. Geoffrey Parker Advisor Dr. David Hoffmann Department of History Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle ABSTRACT The conquest of the Khanate of Kazan’ was a pivotal event in the development of Muscovy. Moscow gained possession over a previously independent political entity with a multiethnic and multiconfessional populace. The Muscovite political system adapted to the unique circumstances of its expanding frontier and prepared for the continuing expansion to its east through Siberia and to the south down to the Caspian port city of Astrakhan. Muscovy’s government attempted to incorporate quickly its new land and peoples within the preexisting structures of the state. Though Muscovy had been multiethnic from its origins, the Middle Volga Region introduced a sizeable Muslim population for the first time, an event of great import following the Muslim conquest of Constantinople in the previous century. Kazan’s social composition paralleled Moscow’s; the city and its environs contained elites, peasants, and slaves. While the Muslim elite quickly converted to Russian Orthodoxy to preserve their social status, much of the local population did not, leaving Moscow’s frontier populated with animists and Muslims, who had stronger cultural connections to their nomadic neighbors than their Orthodox rulers. The state had two major goals for the Middle Volga Region.
    [Show full text]
  • 5Th BRICS YOUNG DIPLOMATS FORUM
    DELEGATE HANDBOOK 5th BRICS YOUNG DIPLOMATS FORUM KAZAN, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 21-24 OCTOBER 2020 CONTENTS 1. The Operational Headquarters Contact Information ................................ 3 2. Meeting Dates and Venues ...................................................... 3 3. Meeting Programme ........................................................... 3 4. Access to the Meeting Venues ................................................... 6 4.1. ID Badges ............................................................... 6 4.2. Summary of Access Procedures ............................................. 6 4.3. Lost Badges ............................................................. 6 5. Transport .................................................................... 6 5.1. Transfer Service ........................................................... 6 5.2. Public Transport and Taxis .................................................. 7 5.3. Special Transport Requirements ............................................. 7 6. Meeting Facilities .............................................................. 7 6.1. Information Desk .......................................................... 7 6.2. Wi-Fi .................................................................... 7 7. General Information ............................................................ 7 7.1. Weather. 7 7.2. Time. 7 7.3. Electricity ................................................................ 7 7.4. Smoking ................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Pskov from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia Coordinates: 57°49′N 28°20′E
    Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View history Pskov From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 57°49′N 28°20′E Pskov (Russian: Псков; IPA: [pskof] ( listen), ancient Russian spelling "Плѣсковъ", Pleskov) is Navigation Pskov (English) a city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located about 20 kilometers Псков (Russian) Main page (12 mi) east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: 203,279 (2010 [1] Contents Census);[3] 202,780 (2002 Census);[5] 203,789 (1989 Census).[6] - City - Featured content Current events Contents Random article 1 History Donate to Wikipedia 1.1 Early history 1.2 Pskov Republic 1.3 Modern history Interaction 2 Administrative and municipal status Help 3 Landmarks and sights About Wikipedia 4 Climate Community portal 5 Economy Recent changes 6 Notable people Krom (or Kremlin) in Pskov Contact Wikipedia 7 International relations 7.1 Twin towns and sister cities Toolbox 8 References 8.1 Notes What links here 8.2 Sources Related changes 9 External links Upload file Special pages History [edit] Location of Pskov Oblast in Russia Permanent link Page information Data item Early history [edit] Cite this page The name of the city, originally spelled "Pleskov", may be loosely translated as "[the town] of purling waters". Its earliest mention comes in 903, which records that Igor of Kiev married a [citation needed] Print/export local lady, St. Olga. Pskovians sometimes take this year as the city's foundation date, and in 2003 a great jubilee took place to celebrate Pskov's 1,100th anniversary. Create a book Pskov The first prince of Pskov was Vladimir the Great's younger son Sudislav.
    [Show full text]
  • Classification of Non-Poured Ceramics from Kazan Kremlin
    European Research Studies Journal Volume XX, Special Issue, 2017 pp. 394-401 Classification of Non-Poured Ceramics from Kazan Kremlin Ayrat Sitdikov1, Ainaz I. Khaziev2 Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of the most massive material during archaeological excavations - non-pouring ceramics obtained after the excavations in the Kazan Kremlin in 1994-1996. The paper gives a brief analysis of the main historical and cultural groups of non-poured ceramics, which were identified by T.A. Khlebnikova. The main approaches on the study the non-pouring ceramics of this monument are presented. The researcher singled out 6 historical and cultural groups of the Kazan Kremlin pottery. With the typology and the classification of ceramic material, it considered the technique of production, the composition of mixture, color, the quality of firing and surface treatment. All the selected groups of ceramics are characteristic of individual layers for the cultural strata of the Kazan Kremlin. T.A. Khlebnikova conducted the systematic and statistical analysis of the entire material. In the archaeological research of the Kazan Kremlin, non-poured ceramics were not subjected to more detailed study and analysis. The attempts to classify non-pourable ceramics were made in the works by N.F. Kalinin, as well as in the generalizing works by A.Kh. Khalikov and L.S. Shavokhin. The works by T.A. Khlebnikova on the processing of the Kazan Kremlin ceramics in 1994- 1996 are the first ones when this most massive archaeological source has undergone quite complete processing according to the requirements of the time, and to this day the typology created by it is used by researchers.
    [Show full text]
  • TRANS SIBERIAN RAILWAY ODYSSEY a Rail-Cruise Extravaganza on the TSAR’S GOLD Special Train
    TRANS SIBERIAN RAILWAY ODYSSEY A Rail-Cruise extravaganza on the TSAR’S GOLD special train with Scott McGregor • BEIJING OPTIONAL PRE - TOUR • 26 July – 29 July 2019 • • ULAANBATAAR • LAKE BAIKAL • IRKUTSK • NOVOSIBIRSK • YEKATERINBURG • KAZAN • MOSCOW 29 July – 13 August 2019 • ST PETERSBURG OPTIONAL POST - TOUR • 13 August - 18 August 2019 • • CHINA • MONGOLIA • RUSSIA • in association with Lernidee The Tsar’s Gold Train On The Lake Baikal Railway OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS The world’s longest railway journey is also arguably its greatest; an odyssey not be rushed, but savoured by • Travel along the famous panoramic route of the Trans-Siberian cruising across the continents in your own opulent train Railway along the shores of the scenic Lake Baikal, and with plenty of revealing sidetrips. Built at enormous ex- appreciate the beauty of fantastic untouched natural landscapes pense as a way to unify and defend Russia’s rambling Imperial Empire, the Trans-Siberian railway was finally with green valleys and high mountains, and rich flora and fauna connected near the Chinese border in 1916 and when • Witness a horseback-riding demonstration, Naadam Games and completed it broke all the record books. 10,000km in other cultural experiences in Mongolia all, crossing eight time zones, calling into fifteen major • A full day dedicated entirely to enjoying the blissful Lake Baikal, cities and taking in a plethora of sights, it succeeded in the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world, hailed as the transforming one of the world’s last great frontier wil- ‘Blue Eye of Siberia’ dernesses and creating one of the most enthralling of • Enjoy a traditional bread and salt welcoming ceremony in all great train journeys.
    [Show full text]
  • Russia &Beyond
    RUSSIA &BEYOND Russia • Finland • Denmark 2015 Norway • Sweden • Georgia Belarus • Ukraine • China Mongolia • Central Asia Special Journeys Escorted Tours Legendary Rail Journeys Tailor Made Tours City Stay Packages discover more... • Arkhangelsk SWEDEN FINLAND NORWAY Helsinki Bergen • Stockholm H H H • St. Petersburg Oslo ESTONIA • Veliky Novgorod Copenhagen LATVIA • Pskov Yekaterinburg H • Tver Suzdal • LITHUANIA • Nizhny Novgorod Minsk MoscowH • • Omsk DENMARK H • Kazan BELARUS GERMANY POLAND HAstana CZECH REPUBLIC • Lviv Kyiv H Volgograd SLOVAK REP. • AUSTRIA UKRAINE KAZAKHSTAN HUNGARY Odessa• CROATIA ITALY ROMANIA CASPIAN ARAL • Yalta SEA • Sochi SEA Almaty• SERBIA BULGARIA BLACK SEA UZBEKISTAN HTbilisi KYRGYZSTAN • GEORGIA Khiva• H Istanbul YerevanH HBaku Bukhara Tashkent • •Samarkand TURKEY H GREECE ARMENIA Ashgabat TAJIKISTAN AZERBAIJAN • Merv MEDITERRANEAN H TURKMENISTAN SEA Tehran IRAN • Shiraz ST. PETERSBURG MOSCOW SOUVENIRS SUZDAL RUSSIA •Yakutsk Magadan • • Novosibirsk Severobaikalsk• •Tynda Krasnoyarsk• LAKE BAIKAL Irkutsk• •Ulan Ude Komsomolsk-on-Amyr • Moron • Khabarovsk• HUlaan Baatar MONGOLIA •Karakorum Vladivostok • Urumqi • • Turpan Dunhuang• • Beijing H Jiayuguan YELLOW JAPAN • Xian SEA CHINA Shanghai• LKAE BAIKAL SAMARKAND ULAAN BAATAR CONTENTS SPECIAL JOURNEYS 5-9 HIGHLIGHTS OF RUSSIA 6 BEST OF RUSSIA, THE BALTICS & POLAND 8 ESCORTED TOURS 10-15 FABULOUS SCANDINAVIA 10 Your key to 21yrs expertise... FOUR CAPITALS 11 It’s our 21st birthday year and our decades of MOSCOW TO VIENNA 12 experience are your key to expert advice, along with MOSCOW TO WARSAW, MOSCOW TO PRAGUE and the widest range of travel products, professionalism, LITTLE TOUR OF RUSSIA 13 and of course, great value! RUSSIAN CAPITALS and THE CZAR ROUTE 14 OTHER ESCORTED TOUR OPTIONS 15 FIRST CLASS PRIVATE TRAIN JOURNEYS 16-17 Specialist staff..
    [Show full text]
  • The Religiously Undivided Frontier City
    KAZAN : THE RELIGIOUSLY UNDIVIDED FRONTIER CITY COMMENTARY BY Matthew Derrick ∗∗∗ Abstract Located at the confluence of the Turko-Islamic and Slavic-Christian worlds, Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, a semiautonomous region of Russia, is populated by roughly even numbers of Muslim Tatars and Eastern Orthodox Russians. The city is separately important to each group’s national history. For the Tatars, it is remembered as the seat of their Islamic state that held sway over Russian principalities to the west for three centuries before facing defeat at the hands of Moscow in 1552. For the Russians, the victory over Kazan marked the beginning of a vast multinational empire. In light of its geography and history, Kazan would seemingly be counted among the world’s religiously divided frontier cities. Yet Kazan, in spite of pursuing a sovereignty campaign throughout the 1990s, has managed to avoid the type of ethno-religious-based conflict visiting other frontier cities, such as Jerusalem, Sarajevo, and Belfast. What lessons might Kazan offer other religiously divided frontier cities? In approaching this question, this article analyzes bordering processes, specifically looking at the invisible socio-spatial borders socially constructed through narratives and symbols. Keywords: Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, frontier city, Kul Sharif Mosque, the Cathedral of Annunciation Introduction Located at the confluence of the Turko-Islamic and Slavic-Christian worlds, Kazan is populated in roughly even numbers by Sunni Muslim Tatars and Eastern Orthodox Russians. The city is separately important to each group’s national history. For the Tatars, Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, a semiautonomous region of the Russian Federation, is remembered as the seat of their Islamic state that held sway over Russian principalities to the west for three centuries before facing defeat at the hands of Moscow in 1552.
    [Show full text]
  • Trans-Siberian Railway JUNE 14, 2022 – JUNE 27, 2022 from $9,995* (With Optional Beijing Pre-Tour: $1,995* and St
    William & Mary Alumni Association Presents: Trans-Siberian Railway JUNE 14, 2022 – JUNE 27, 2022 From $9,995* (with optional Beijing pre-tour: $1,995* and St. Petersburg post-tour: $2,995*) Embark upon an unparalleled journey through history on this legendary network of rails. Enjoy modern amenities, comfortable lodging, and exciting excursions as you leisurely traverse two continents by private train during this epic adventure. Program Highlights Your Itinerary During a city tour of Ulaanbaatar, visit the Choijin Lama Temple before experiencing a performance of traditional Mongolian folk arts. Day 1: En Route from U.S. Travel to the Mongolian Alps to wonder at the majestic landscape and otherworldly Day 2: Arrive Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia rock formations. Enjoy a special lunch in a Mongolian yurt. Day 3: Ulaanbaatar Delight in a variety of local musical performances throughout the program. Day 4: Gandan Monastery / Mongolian Alps Explore Lake Baikal—the largest freshwater reservoir in the world—during a boat Ulan Ude, Russia excursion, followed by a picnic dinner on the shore (weather permitting). Day 5: In Irkutsk, see the Okhlopkov Drama Theatre, the new memorial to Tsar Alexander Day 6: Lake Baikal III, and the market hall during a panoramic city tour. Day 7: Irkutsk Join a local family in their home for a traditional meal, and learn more about their daily life and customs during this cultural immersion opportunity. Day 8: Trans-Siberia Partake in a vodka tasting accompanied by traditional Russian snacks and red caviar while traversing the diverse eastern Siberian countryside. Day 9: Novosibirsk Celebrate with a champagne toast while crossing the border between two Day 10: Yekaterinburg continents—Asia and Europe.
    [Show full text]