Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Happy St George's Day Moscow!
...... from England and Newcastle. England and Moscow share a patron saint, St George, whose day is celebrated today April 23rd. In Newcastle, we have a statue of Saint George which stands in Old Eldon Square. Incidentally, nearby the statue is a bench which dedicated to the Russian Convoy Club in Newcastle - honouring those who took part in the Arctic Convoys during World War II.
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