Peter and Paul Cathedral St. Petersburg

Peter and Paul Fortress, Zayachii Ostrov St. Petersburg , North-West Russia, Russian Federation

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    St. Petersburg

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    Peter and Paul fortress:

    Peter the Great had lived in Europe for a
    while to learn how they became modern and strong, and he brought back those
    idea's to modernize Russia. He had worked in shipyard and decided that Russia
    also needed a navy, and so he began building a new city and navy, which is now
    …

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    Prison Museum and night train

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    SS Peter and Paul is yet another church, but this one is in a prison fortress. It was used by the Tsars for political prisoners, Lenin's brother went in and didn't come out (from the Tsars point of view they should probably have picked the other brother!)

    The prison is on an island in the river and closes at night. Now it is another …

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