in russia's european northwest was one of the country's oldest inhabited areas the north corrado blitzed. with record stating back to midnight sentry this is a place with a rich history a powerful medieval republic it was famed for the quality of its furs and the depth of its scholarship before it was a mix to the greater russian state of the fifteenth century. the region is around six hundred kilometers from moscow and an overnight train journey will drop you right in the center of its capital. arrived in the famous old city of great north road but i'm not actually going to stay here because i've heard that this region s'posed to be one of the most beautiful in russia so that's one that. so this is telling me exactly the right way to go my problem is how do i get from a to b. and with lakes and dense forests making up sixty percent of the region that's not always an easy task one thing about travelling through the novgorod wilderness is that you are likely to come across some fairly sizable obstacles including the largest area of swamp land in northwestern russia and if i'm going to get