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Russia

Bolgar: a unique place in the heart of Russia

Bulgar (also written as Bulgary or Bolgar, and do not mix it with Bulgaria in Eastern Europe) is a small town on the left bank of the Volga river, about 120 km south of Kazan, in the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. It is home to a historical archeological site,
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Karelia and Lake Ladoga

Ladoga is the biggest freshwater lake in Europe. It lies just northwest of Saint Petersburg, covering more than 100 square miles. This deep glacier-created Northern lake is no joke when it comes to the storms in a rapidly changing weather year round. And yet, people have been sailing its waters
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