That area had been stagnant[1] for at least as long as the USA existed. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_from_St._Petersburg_to_Moscow http://en.wikiped

That area had been stagnant[1] for at least as long as the USA existed. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_from_St._Petersburg_to_Moscow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_from_St._Petersburg_to_...