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There are a few arches in St. Petersburg that were erected to commemorate war victories. The wooden Narva Arch was built as a memorial to the war of 1812. It is situated along the Narva highway originally to greet soldiers returning home after their victory over Napoleon. Leave a Comment
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The Monument was open in October 7, 1782. Ekaterina II the Great ordered it to French architect Falkone, on the monument you may see words (in Russian) "To Peter I. Ekaterina II". The monument is placed on the huge stone in 1600 tons that was brought from Finnish Gulf shore near of the city. Leave a Comment
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Saint Petersburg is a creation of the great Russian tsar Peter the Great, the city is named in his honour. Later, after the socialist revolution Saint Petersburg was renamed into Petrograd, 'the city of Peter', later in became Leningrad, 'the city of Lenin'. After the collapse of the USSR it was renamed into Saint Petersburg again. People call it just 'Piter', to make the name shorter. You must visit the monument to the tsar, which is called 'the copper rider'. It is situated on the bank of the Neva river. Leave a Comment
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If you're a student of Russian literature, you're probably going to have the overwhelming urge to recite some Pushkin when you see the Bronze Horseman. Go ahead. The Russians won't think you're THAT weird. Leave a Comment
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When Catherine the Great died late in 1796 she was succeeded by her son Paul, who had been estranged from her for years. Paul detested his mother, felt uncomfortable ruling in the shadow of her memory, and may have been more than a little psychologically unsound. Within a very short while he had alienated his nobility and advisors by both his erratic, capricious behavior and, more importantly, his attempts to lessen the power of both the nobility and the military. Having noticed that he was not exactly revered, Paul became convinced that he was a target for assassination.
His solution was the Engineer's Castle, a fully-loaded fortress residence, including a broad defensive moat and even a secret escape passageway from the hallway outside of his bedroom. The castle was not without some endearing personal touches, however. As a gesture of defiance at the restrained classical tastes of his deceased mother, Paul had the castle constructed in a kind of postmodern medley of different architectural styles. As a gesture of respect to his own taste, he had his monogram inscribed in the castle thousands of times over. Having rushed the project along, Paul moved in immediately upon its completion in 1801. Whether he believed Engineer's Castle to be impregnable or because he trusted almost no-one, the isolated Tsar brought with him a personal guard of only two Cossacks. Of course, reality quickly lived up to its reputation for irony--Paul was murdered in his bedroom only three days later, having never even reached the hallway. Leave a Comment
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This shockingly modest wooden cottage was Peter's first residence during his supervision of the construction of St. Petersburg. Built by army carpenters in a mere three days in the summer of 1703, it contrasts ironically with the grand imperial city planned by its resident. Although the cottage has been sealed off in a protective brick enclosure, it still provides both a sense of the city's earliest days and an oddly intimate glimpse of Peter's character. Unlike many of his predecessors and his successors, Peter the Great spent a considerable amount of time trying to act not like a Tsar. At the age of fifteen he embarked on a Grand Tour of Europe, during which time he studied a number of crafts and worked in a Dutch shipyard. Even after his return, he frequently worked incognito among the laborers on his own projects, and it is likely that he literally lent a hand to the creation of his new capital. Leave a Comment
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The Alexander Column
The monument built as a facilitation of the victory over Napoleon.
When I saw this column the only question I had was how such a construction could stand without falling down. Very impressive. Leave a Comment
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The Bronze Horseman.
This is the monument honouring the founder of St.Petersburg - Peter the great. Leave a Comment
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1. Have a Baltika beer
2. Try Russian ice cream (especially from khlodokombinat #1 - ice cream concern #1)
3. Walk the canals
4. Come during the summer to see the 'white nights'
5. Eat at the Literary Cafe (Literaturnoye Cafe)
6. See the 'Church on the Spilt Blood'
7. See Peter on his horse
8. Visit the Peter and Paul fortress
9. See some of the Hermitage (lots of art, but nothing extremely noteworthy)
10. Go to the Mozart Cafe for some coffee and sweets Leave a Comment
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The monument of the emerror Nikolay I. Look at the horse - it stands on two legs! Usualy such monuments have 3 base points, this one - just 2. Leave a Comment
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