DED MOROZ
Country: Russia
Place: Lobnya
Received: 23/01/2013
Distance: 676 km
Travelled: 36 days
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| Ded Moroz |
Ded Moroz
is the main character of the New Year holiday in the East Slavic region. Ded
Moroz originally is the symbol of winter frosts in mythology.
Ded Moroz
is mostly portrayed in a red or blue coat and wears a long white beard. His modern
canonical image started to form in the end of 1930s, after some years of Christmas
trees being prohibited.
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| The Kremlin of Moscow |
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| The Kremlin of Zaraysk |
The Kremlin
of Zaraysk is a XVI century’s monument of architecture in Russia built on the
order of Vasily III. The
fortress was a part in a line of fortifications to protect the borders of
Russia.
At the beginning of the XVII century the Kremlin of Zaraysk was
conquered by the Polish invaders commanded by the Colonel Alexander Joseph
Lisowski. To immortalize his victory, the Colonel ordered to bury all the
defenders in one bed of honor with a mound.
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