Summer Palace, St Petersburg

Winter Palace in St Petersburg. Nikon F90.

The Summer Palace of the Russian tsars.

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Church of the Resurrection, St Petersburg

Winter Palace in St Petersburg. Nikon F90.

Church of the Resurrection was built on the spot where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881.

The translation of the church’s name varies from The Resurrection Church, The Church of the Savior on Blood to The Church of the Resurrection of Christ.

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Canal, St Petersburg

Winter Palace in St Petersburg. Nikon F90.

Canal in central St Petersburg.

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Nevsky Prospekt, St Petersburg

Nevsky Prospekt in St Petersburg. Nikon F90.

Nevsky Prospect is St. Petersburg’s main avenue. It runs from the Admiralty to the Moscow Railway Station and then to the Alexander Nevsky Monastery.

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General Staff Building, St Petersburg

Winter Palace in St Petersburg. Nikon F90.

General Staff Building.

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Winter Palace, St Petersburg

Winter Palace in St Petersburg. Nikon F90.

The Winter Palace of the Russian tsars is now home to the Hermitage Museum.

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Cruiser Aurora, St Petersburg

Cruiser Aurora in St Petersburg. Nikon F90.

The Aurora fired a blank shot to signal the start of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and the storming of the Winter Palace.

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