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Petrograd Explored: Imperial Palaces and City Life
A travelogue describes Petrograd’s vast Winter Palace and Hermitage treasures, St Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, and the Peter the Great statue. It notes imperial collections, diamonds, malachite, and blue-dyed domes, plus the city’s marsh foundation and summers on the Is lands. It contrasts harsh winters with lavish society, theatres, and the famed Russian ballet.
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Petrograd
Tuckey
Patersburg
Thls
Russia
Peter the Great
Nevaky
Paria
Brussels
Winter Palace
Versailles
Isan Kon
Saint Luke
Paul I
Malta
John the Baptist
Roman
Hiathmus
He Wartresa
Vater
Paul
Neva
Russa Gnnes
Europe
Catherine 11
St. Issac
Jeying
Jang
Finland
Ikons
Rama
Alemandeur I
Pater the Great
Admiralty
Velasquez
Catherine II
Pytrograd