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Real Name: Lee Beardsley
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Peter the Great's, "window on the west and Capital

by Upstate1NY - last update: Aug 27, 2004

Cathedral on the Spilt Blood

Cathdral of the Resurrection
Cathdral of the Resurrection
The restoration of this treasure of Russian history started in 1968, 18 years before perestroika was introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev at the Twenty-Seventh Party Congress in 1986. Taken at dusk with the natural hues of the sky setting the theme.
The old Cathedral of Russian history with the jet contrail representing the current "state" and the future for Russia.

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Upstate1NY's Saint Petersburg Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 7 - Photos: 11
 
Restaurants
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Hotels & Accommodations
 
NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
Tips: 5 - Photos: 7
 
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Upstate1NY's Saint Petersburg Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
St. Petersburg, RussiaMarch, 2001 8
Signs of "life", renewal, progressApril, 2001 8
The Hermitage, glories of Russia's past & moreApril, 2001 8

Comments for Upstate1NY about Saint Petersburg
Mariasjoy Tue Apr 25, 2006 21:15 UTC
 You have such beautiful pictures of my city you speak of it and Russians in ways rarely heard from Americans, you seem to be a very nice person, I like your tip on the Hermitage interior!!Thank you Maria
hunterV Sun Jan 22, 2006 14:25 UTC
 So many great sites and places to visit there...I would like to revist the city some day...
bijo69 Mon Jun 6, 2005 03:10 UTC
 Ah, you were brave enough to go there in winter!!! Great pics!

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