2014

St. Petersburg and Moscow

Imperial scale and sanctionable grandeur

The Russia edition joined St. Petersburg and Moscow into one heavy, grand, politically complicated chapter of the canon.

Status

Completed

Starts

1 Oct 2014

Ends

4 Oct 2014

Destinations

Destination record

St. Petersburg Session
St. Petersburg, Russia
Long leg1 Oct 2014 to 4 Oct 2014
Imperial facades, canals, heavy history, and the first half of a distinctly large ICOM proposition.
Moscow Extension
Moscow, Russia
Long leg1 Oct 2014 to 4 Oct 2014
Capital scale, Soviet symbolism, metro grandeur, and enough geopolitical weight to keep captions careful.

On Red Square, onion domes glow like theatre props in a snow globe. Elsewhere, grand avenues funnel you past kiosks selling dreams in shrink-wrap.

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Official highlight

Russia delivered maximum scale and historical density, with the sort of political complication the museum must handle dryly but carefully.

St. Petersburg Session
Imperial facades, canals, heavy history, and the first half of a distinctly large ICOM proposition.
Moscow Extension
Capital scale, Soviet symbolism, metro grandeur, and enough geopolitical weight to keep captions careful.

Field notes

Canonical trip record seeded from the ICOM lore bible. Awaiting delegate media, captions, attendance, and sanctions.