The Golden Ring: a road trip through the heart of Russia
 

The Golden Ring: a road trip through the heart of Russia
http://img.s-msn.com/tenant/amp/enti...6&q=60&o=f&l=fEast of Moscow lies the land of small historical towns, ancient onion-domed churches, gingerbread cottages and largely unspoilt countryside, all in sharp contrast with the imperial megalomania of Moscow and St Petersburg. When the USSR started opening up for foreign tourists in the 1960s, the authorities devised a circular route through this area, which they called…