A trip to Russia will allow your students to explore the legacy of a state controlled ideology. The Soviet Union was first to have the elimination of religion as an ideological objective. Encourage your students to examine how, and to what extent this objective was fulfilled.
Tour the elegant city of St Petersburg visit the Hermitage and other palaces of the Tsars to extend understanding of pre-revolutionary Russia and assess why the populace revolted in 1917. Step on board the Battleship Ship Aurora, whose gunfire signalled the start of the October Revolution. Visit St Isaac's Cathedral now a museum with its gold dome dominating the skyline. Participate in a Russian Orthodox service and evaluate characteristics of this type of Christianity, second only to the Roman Catholic Church in numbers of followers.
Explore Moscow where the symbolic onion domes of St Basil's Cathedral, watch over the political seat of power and cultural heart of the nation. Try not to get lost in the Kremlin, a city within a city, with its palaces, museums and cathedrals. Enable your students to imagine the huge displays of power which took place in Red Square and reflect on the turbulent past in Lenin's Mausoleum. Evaluate the changes in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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6 Days to Moscow & St Petersburg by Air
Day 1:
Travel to Moscow by air and meet your transfer to take you to your accommodation.
Day 2:
Morning tour of Moscow to see some of the major sights including some of the churches and Lenin's Mausoleum. In the afternoon visit the Kremlin, including entrance to one of the cathedrals. In the evening visit the circus.
Day 3:
An escorted trip on the beautifully decorated Metro system, stopping at stations of interest. In the afternoon visit the Annunciation Cathedral (where czars prayed), the Cathedral of Assumption (where they were crowned) and St Michaels Cathedral (where they were buried). Depart on the overnight sleeper train to St Petersburg.
Day 4:
Arrive at St Petersburg in the morning and transfer to your accommodation. Spend the morning on a guided tour of St Petersburg including The Winter Palace, Kazan Cathedral, Aurora, Summer Garden and Church of the Spilled Blood. Afternoon excursion to Peter and Paul Fortress.
Day 5:
Half day excursion to visit St Isaac's Cathedral. Afternoon visit to the Hermitage Museum followed by a Folklore evening.
Day 6:
Check out of your accommodation and time permitting visit Piskarovskoye War Memorial. Meet your transfer to the airport.
