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By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide to Architecture since 1999

Russia: Architecture of Conflict

Sunday August 10, 2008

St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow Deadly clashes between Russia and the breakaway republic of Georgia have put that vast land once again in the spotlight. The mounting tensions are taking place in a scene that reflects centuries of cultural conflict, with a unique blend of architecture born of Mongol rule, czarist reigns of terror, European invasions, and Communist rule.

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