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A
view of the
Alexander Nevsky monastery
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The
nearby cemeteries include graves of many Russian composers such
as Borodin
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The
Literary Cafe in Nevsky Prospekt was a haunt of Dostoevsky and other
writers
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Blinis
have many fillings, such as caviar and sour cream (not in the same
one)...
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...Or
you could try crab meat for main course, with jam blinis for dessert
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The
Cathedral of the Spilt Blood - shown at 11pm one June evening
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Gold
Room at the Hermitage
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A
closer look at all that gold!
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Some
futuristic art in the Hermitage
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The
Bronze Horseman - depicting
Peter the Great, the city's founder
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The
Peterhof, just outside St Petersburg (BN)
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Rainbow
over St Isaac's Cathedral (BN)
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Our
hotel, the 'Stalinist wedding cake' Hotel Ukraine...
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Although
at night, it has more
of a Flash Gordon look
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The
White House - central scene
in the 1991 attempted coup
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A
section of the Kremlin,
a majestic and imposing sight
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The
Kremlin - the 'world's biggest bell' (and some big mice?)
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This
cannon points at
a modern Parliament building!
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What
a wonderful day for going up
to the door of the Kremlin...
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...And
asking
"Is Lenin?"
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Red
Square is also home to
St Basils Cathedral
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The
Metro's beautiful art includes this bronze figure from World War
2
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Uncle
Joe manages to put in an appearance, too
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The
importance of agriculture in the war effort, shown in Metro art
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A
warm welcome
for the victors
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A
classical touch to the Metro
from some unusual buskers
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Monks
outside the Kremlin (BN)
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