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Russia, St.Petersburg; The Pointed bell tower of St.Peter's and St.Paul's Cathedral where the last of the Romanovs are buried.
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Russia, St.Petersburg. The State Hermitage Museum or former Winter Palace courtyard
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1980s CROSSED HAMMER AND SICKLE HAND TOOLS SYMBOLS OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS AND AGRICULTURAL PEASANTS EMBLEM OF FORMER SOVIET UNION
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Russia, St Petersburg, Hermitage Museum. A stunning alcove in the Pavilion Room, designed by Andrei Stakenschneider in 1858.
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Russia, St Petersburg, Hermitage Museum. The Gallery of the Patriotic War of 1812, built in 1826 by Carlo Rossi. The walls are lined with 329 portraits of the Russian generals who took part in campaigns against Napoleon, 1812-1814.
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Russia, St.Petersburg. Across the frozen Neva river with a boat in ice in the foreground
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. The lavish imperial palace at Tsarskoe Selo was designed by Rastrelli in1752 for Tsarina Elizabeth. She named it the Catherine Palace in honour of her mother.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried played by Yuri Kalinin, Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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The Trinity Cathedral, consecrated in 1835, boasts stunning blue cupolas emblazoned with golden stars. St Petersburg. Russia.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A ballet dancer doing a pirouette in her solo piece during Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A dramatic moment during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Nutckracker'
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. Roof of the Church of the Transfiguration.
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Russia, St Petersburg, Hermitage Museum. Catherine the Great was so impressed by engravings of Raphael's frescoes in the Vatican that in 1787, she commissioned Giacomo Quarenghi to create a copy of a Vatican Gallery, known at the Raphael Loggia.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried played by Yuri Kalinin, performing in Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A ballerina in the wings getting prepared her part in the performance of Tchaikovsky' 'Nutcraker'
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Russia, St Petersburg. Instruments of astronomy, in the observatory of the Kunstkamera Museum. St Petersburg, Russia.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace - The Grotto. Designed by Rastrelli,the Grotto is situated at the north end of the great pond in the park of the Catherine Palace.
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. The lavish imperial palace at Tsarskoe Selo was designed by Rastrelli in1752 for Tsarina Elizabeth. She named it the Catherine Palace in honour of her mother.
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Russia, St Petersburg. Ceiling painting depicting Phaeton, driving his father's sun chariot across the sky, in the observatory of the Kunstkamera Museum. St Petersburg, Russia.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace was commissioned by the Empress Elizabeth and built by the Italian architect Rastrelli,and was finally finished in 1756. During the reign of Catherine the Great,the interior of one wing was redesigned by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron who also constructed a number of additional buildings in the extensive park.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Monument depicts Peter the Great building a ship.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Two ballet dancers in the wings during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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Russia, St Petersburg, St Isaac's Cathedral. The Virgin in Majesty (1847), the fresco that adorns the inside of the St Isaac's Cathedral s cupola, was created by Karl Bryullov and covers an area of 816 sq m (8,780 sq ft).
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Russia, St Petersburg, St Isaac's Cathedral. Detail from Birth of the Virgin, Our Lady' mosaic in St Isaac's Cathedral.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; The Winter Palace, today part of the State Hermitage Museum of Art.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A ballet dancer, playing the lead Swan Odette in 'Swan Lake' moments before the performance
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Uspensky Cathedral, Bogorodichno-Uspenskij Monastery, Tikhvin, Leningrad region, Russia
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. The Cavaliers' Dining Room. The table is laid for Tsarina Elizabeth's gentlemen-in-waiting, in the refined gold and white room created by Rastrelli.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace was commissioned by the Empress Elizabeth and built by the Italian architect Rastrelli,and was finally finished in 1756. During the reign of Catherine the Great,the interior of one wing was redesigned by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron who also constructed a number of additional buildings in the extensive park.
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Russia,St Petersburg. The Gardens of the Michael Palace. A pavilion on the banks of the Moika canal in the gardens of the Michael Palace,now the Russian museum of art. The Church on the Spilt Blood can be seen through the trees.
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Russia,St Petersburg. Main entrance to the Saint Hermitage Museum or Winter Palace.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; The mast of a ship depicting a lion floating on the Neva River with Imperial palaces in the background.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; The Winter Palace, by Italian Architect Rastrelli, functioning as part of the State Hermitage Museum.
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Russia,St Petersburg. Main entrance to the Saint Hermitage Museum or Winter Palace.
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Russia, Moscow; In the centre one of the seven sisters built by Stalin during the Soviet era functioning as Hotel Ukraina
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Russia; St.Petersburg; Ballerinas preparing themselves for the performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet 'The Nutcracker'
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Russia, St.Petersburg; The partly frozen Neva River in Winter, with the Winter Palace, the Admiralty and St.Isaac's Cathedral.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A girl lighting a candle just before the Orthodox ceremony at Vladimirsky Cathedral
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A boat crossing the Neva River with the Maritime Museum and the two Rostral Columns in the background
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Ballet dancers doing a collective jump during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace - The Grotto. Designed by Rastrelli,the Grotto is situated at the north end of the great pond in the park of the Catherine Palace.
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Russia; St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. A tourist wearing tapochki (shoe covers) to protect the intricate wooden floors.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Along the Neva river embarkement, the St.Petersburg Art Academy with reflection in the water
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A cyclist passing in front of the Neva river with St.Isaac's Cathedral in the background
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Russia, St.Peterburg; The majestic St.Petersburg Art Academy reflected on the Neva river. With the Sphinxes brought from Egypt.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A wooden ship at pier on the partly frozen Neva River with the Kunstkamera in the background
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Russia, St.Petersburg; The arch which serves as the gate to the Palace Square just in front of the Hermitage.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. The Church of the Transfiguration in the background with the Church of Prophet of Mother of God in the foreground.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Palace Sqaure with the Alexander Column commemorating the victory over Napoleon in 1812
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. The Church of the Transfiguration and the Church of Prophet of Mother of God.
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Uspensky Cathedral with the old part of Tikhvin town in winter, Bogorodichno-Uspenskij Monastery, Leningrad region, Russia
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Russia, St.Petersburg; The Kunstkamera. A collection of freaks are displayed collected by Peter the Great himself, Neva River.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Three ballerinas in the wings, reminiscent of a Pre-Raphaelite painting, Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker'
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Fisherman on the frozen Neva river during Winter.
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Chapel of Saint Nikolai The Miracle maker, Tikhvin, Leningrad region, Russia
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Russia; St.Petersburg; Dancers doing a jump during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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Sakhalin, Yuzhno-Sakhalin, Russia; Badges dating back to the Soviet Union on a wall
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Policeman running in front of an outlet selling 'blini', traditional pancakes
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. The Church of Prophet of Mother of God.
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Russia,White Sea,Solovetsky Islands. The Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. Church of Resurrection of Lazarus.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Church of the Resurrection/ Church on Spilled Blood, built where Alexander II was assassinated in 1881
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Monument to Tsar Nicholas I in St.Isaac's Square.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A ballerina wearing a tutu on tip-toes warming-up just before a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A ballet dancer during rehearsals for Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'
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Russia, St.Petersburg; The Imperial buildings around the Neva, the Winter Palace, the Admirality St.Isaac's Cathedral cupola.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Golden St.Isaac'a Cathedral cupola with a choir of angels and a lamp post in the foreground
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Smolny Cathedral with its bright blue and white colours
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A scene on the frozen Neva river with people walking to Peter and Paul Fortress on Vassilevsky Island
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. Roof of the Church of the Transfiguration.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; The partly frozen Neva River with the Maritime Musem & two rostral columns.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Upmarket clothes ads in the city centre, a drastic difference to 20 years ago during the Soviet rule.
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Russia, St Petersburg. A magnificent ceiling painting in St Isaac's Cathedral. St Petersburg, Russia.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; A clown, Waiting in the wings during a performance at the clown theatre 'Mimigranti'
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Just before the beggining of the Orthodox Ceremony at Vladimirsky Cathedral in the city centre
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Russia, St.Petersburg; People walking on the frozen Neva River just in front of St.Peter and St.Paul's Fortress
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