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A weekend in Volgograd and a night on the train

A weekend in Volgograd and a night on the train

7th Oct 2020 Posted in Uncategorized5 Comments

Anybody who has been to Russia, or who is into their military history, will know that Volgograd – known as Stalingrad during the Second World War – was the sight of a ferociously bloody battle. My husband was going there on a business trip and, being a bit of a military history buff, he thought… Continue reading A weekend in Volgograd and a night on the train

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