A brief visit to St. Petersburg, Russia - a city of greatness
My first visit to Russia was back in 1990 to Moscow during the final days of the Soviet Union's existence and of course the end of communism. That episode is documented in the "Travel Diaries of an Atypical Businessman - Unfiltered" book in the chapter "The Gusty Winds of Change."My trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, although brief, was for pleasure reasons, as opposed to my working trip to Moscow all those years ago.In spite of government web site warnings and the closure of the U.S. consulate due to a spat between the two countries, I deemed it safe enough.St. Petersburg is steeped in history…
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