The Hermitage (Winter Palace) - view from across the Neva River |
Burial site for Tsar Nicholas II and his entire family |
Inside the Peter and Paul Cathedral - where all the Tsars are buried. |
Headstone of Catherine the Great |
a typical example of the Russian baroque cathedral style |
Altar of SS Peter and Paul Cathedral |
More monks sing for our pleaser |
Cathedral of the spilt blood |
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Entering the St P. subway - incredibly deep below the surface |
Posters in the Museum of Political History |
A letter from George Bush Sr. to Mikhail Gorbachev |
A postcard of the Delta Queen in the museum of Political History commemorates a 1986 peace cruise |
Lenins Office - the balcony where he first rallied the Bolsheviks |
Kirov Museum - Kirov's Desk |
Hot Lines, 1934 style. 2 normal, 1 to Kremlin, 1 to Aide |
Poster commerorates good Communist children of the 20s and 30s |
Exhibits from Children of 20s and 30s |
Inside the cabin of Peter the Great. Oldest building in S.P. |
Peter the Greats actual pipe sits on the table. His portrait in back |
Cruiser Aurora. Cannon fired the first shot of 1917 Bolsheviks as signal to attack the palace |
The beautiful gardens of Peterhof |
Peterhof |
Swan Lake in the Mussorgsky Theater |
More Swan Lake |
