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| Moscow and St. Petersburg
The historic, splendorous capitals of Russia, now the centers of revived Jewish life. | |
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Moscow, the capital of Russia and the center of power from 1918 to 1991, has many great landmarks, including the Kremlin, with its fabulous Armory housing Russia's imperial treasures, the Metro, the world's most magnificent subway system, and Moscow State University. In addition, the city is home to the cathedrals where, for centuries, Russian czars were crowned.
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| Today it is the center of Russian Jewish life. Travelers can visit the great Choral synagogue, Jewish schools and theaters, and other institutions created since the fall of Communism. | |
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St. Petersburg, the "Venice of the Baltic," was designed by Peter the Great to be Russia's window to the West, and it retains much of the architectural grace and charm of the eighteenth century. As the seat of the tsars, St. Petersburg was one of the great imperial cities of Europe. The tsars' unparalleled art collections are housed in the Hermitage, one of the world's great museums. Today St. Petersburg has the second largest Jewish population in Russia and is once again a center of Jewish scholarship and education. In both cities travelers will have opportunities to observe Jewish organizations in action and meet with local communal leaders. |
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