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This exclusive tour of Yaroslavl and the surround- ing Russian Volga heartland will open up Russia to discriminating travelers who want more than a sur- face view. Drawing on years of experience, the tour leaders, Suzanne Massie and Daniel Satinsky, will share their insight and personal understanding of Russian life through an in-depth exploration of the history, culture and contemporary life of the Yaro- slavl Region. Located on the banks of the Volga, Yaroslavl will celebrate its 1000-year anniversary in 2010. Togeth- er with its neighboring cities of Rostov the Great and Kostroma, it is the perfect location to explore the themes of the tour: Russian art, craft, musical and cultural traditions; lifestyles of business people in the pre and post-Soviet eras; and the history and revival of the Russian Orthodox Church. There will also be opportunities for informal meetings and dis- cussion with Russian entrepreneurs, artists and university students. Land of the F irebird Tour Highlights: • Limited to 14 participants, lecture by Suzanne Massie and daily interaction with Suzanne Massie and Daniel Satinsky throughout the tour. • Dinner cruise on Volga River. • Icon and art museums, workshops of modern artists, including of Nikolai Mukhin. • Orthodox Church in Russian life – Tolga Nunnery, museum complex of the Monastery of our Savior and Transfiguration and Kremlin of Rostov the Great. • Country estate of poet Nikolay Nekrasov with historical re-enactments of gentry life, Romanov family museum in Kostroma, Time & Music private museum on Volga Embankment and childhood home of Peter the Great in Pereslavl-Zalessky. • Informal discussions with artists, musicians, business people and students. • Four star hotel and modern bus transport. • The best contemporary restaurants. Exclusive Tour of the Russian Volga River Heartland June 17 – June 28, 2010 Visit Yaroslavl in the Year of its 1000th Anniversary with author and former Presidential advisor, Suzanne Massie. “I hope that you will come and join me for this rare chance to visit the heartland of the land of the firebird and celebrate the 1000th birthday of the historic city of Yaroslavl – a region and city rarely seen by the average tourist. What makes this visit unique will be the opportunity – so rare on ordinary tourist trips – to meet talented artists and energetic citizens living and working in Yaroslavl today. As the saying goes, Paris is not all of France and Moscow is certainly not all of Russia. To know the Russia of today you must explore further. Believe me, it will be an eye opener which you will never forget.” Suzanne Massie Author “Land of the Firebird” Tour Dates: June 17 – 28, 2010 Registration by March 22, 2010 For a complete program itinerary, costs and conditions, please contact Daniel Satinsky at 617 297 2875 or [email protected]
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Exclusive tour of Russian Volga heartland in the 1000th year since founding of Yaroslavl. In-depth exploration of history, culture and contemporary life.
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This exclusive tour of Yaroslavl and the surround-ing Russian Volga heartland will open up Russia to discriminating travelers who want more than a sur-face view. Drawing on years of experience, the tour leaders, Suzanne Massie and Daniel Satinsky, will share their insight and personal understanding of Russian life through an in-depth exploration of the history, culture and contemporary life of the Yaro-slavl Region.
Located on the banks of the Volga, Yaroslavl will celebrate its 1000-year anniversary in 2010. Togeth-er with its neighboring cities of Rostov the Great and Kostroma, it is the perfect location to explore the themes of the tour: Russian art, craft, musical and cultural traditions; lifestyles of business people in the pre and post-Soviet eras; and the history and revival of the Russian Orthodox Church. There will also be opportunities for informal meetings and dis-cussion with Russian entrepreneurs, artists and university students.
Land of the Firebird
Tour Highlights:
•Limitedto14participants,lecturebySuzanneMassieanddailyinteractionwithSuzanneMassieandDanielSatinskythroughoutthetour.
•DinnercruiseonVolgaRiver.
•Iconandartmuseums,workshopsofmodernartists,includingofNikolaiMukhin.
•OrthodoxChurchinRussianlife–TolgaNunnery,museumcomplexoftheMonasteryofourSaviorandTransfigurationandKremlinofRostovtheGreat.
•CountryestateofpoetNikolayNekrasovwithhistoricalre-enactmentsofgentrylife,RomanovfamilymuseuminKostroma,Time&MusicprivatemuseumonVolgaEmbankmentandchildhoodhomeofPetertheGreatinPereslavl-Zalessky.
•Informaldiscussionswithartists,musicians,businesspeopleandstudents.
•Fourstarhotelandmodernbustransport.
•Thebestcontemporaryrestaurants.
Exclusive Tour of the Russian Volga River HeartlandJune 17 – June 28, 2010
Visit Yaroslavl in the Year of its 1000th Anniversary with author and former Presidential advisor, Suzanne Massie.
“I hope that you will come and join me for this rare chance to visit the heartland of the land of the firebird and celebrate the 1000th birthday of the historic city of Yaroslavl – a region and city rarely seen by the average tourist. What makes this visit unique will be the opportunity – so rare on ordinary tourist trips – to meet talented artists and energetic citizens living and working in Yaroslavl today. As the saying goes, Paris is not all of France and Moscow is certainly not all of Russia. To know the Russia of today you must explore further. Believe me, it will be an eye opener which you will never forget.”
Suzanne Massie Author “Land of the Firebird”
TourDates:June17–28,2010RegistrationbyMarch22,2010For a complete program itinerary, costs and conditions, please contact Daniel Satinsky at 617 297 2875 or [email protected]
