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are thinking of hiring me for a customized tour:
Better go from Moscow to St. Petersburg, not the other way around, or else your travel enthusiasm will clash with my road fatigues. We start fresh from Moscow, and come to St. Petersburg 5 days later tired of roads and all that implies. Also, two seems to be the right size of the group. I can keep two other personalities in mind but three is a crowd and four is a definite overload to a loner like me. On the other hand, if you have a positive reason for travelling, eg. journalism, research, business, or whatever, I can take you for longer. I seem to have a much better to tolerance to people's projects than to people themselves. Please note the above to make the experience enjoyable to you and tolerable to me. |
Associations: Lenin, hydroelectric station, aviation, Pushkin, nature reserve
Where is Yaropolets? .
On the Old Riga highway, 30 miles to Volokolamsk if travelling from Staritsa to Moscow.
What do to
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Visit the local history museum. A large part of its
exposition is about the first or one of the first hydroelectric power
stations build under the direct patronage of Lenin and his "friend and
comrade" Krupskaya.
"Lenin spoke with peasants about the importance of electrification" tablet on the wall of the Yaropolets Museum |
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Admire the bust of Lenin and Krupskaya together. One of a kind to the best of my knowledge. |
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Accommodation
No hotel but you can stay in a health resort located in the former Goncharov estate. Rooms start at 600 to 900 roubles ($20-35) per night.
Take this opportunity to spend at least a night at this old country estate within easy driving distance to Moscow. Telephone numbers coming up........ Staying in Yaropolets fits nicely into the itinerary of the St. Petersburg to Moscow itinerary, especially in the winter when you can't drive fast and days are short.
Soviet style, for which I'm developing a progressing admiration, is well and alive here. A good example is the main entrance with "No entry to strangers" sign.
Safety
Not a concern at all.
Yaropolets in the Internet, in English
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[Sketch of Yaropolets]
Report prepared early March 2005. Updated ..................
More-or-less between Moscow and Saint-Petersburg:
....Istra & New Jerusalem, Klin, Tver, Volokolamsk, Yaropolets, Staritsa, Stepurino, Bortenyevo, Rzhev, Torzhok, Vyshny Volochek, Kashin, Valday, Ostashkov, Staraya Russa, Novgorod...
Vologda, Sergiev Posad & Khotkovo, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl....
Other:
Ryazan, Moscow to Chisinau, Collective farm/propaganda art
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