Russian Absolutism A photo montage…
MOSCOW!
The Kremlin … the ancient heart of Moscow
Red Square & the Kremlin
Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
St. Basil’s Cathedral ( )
Lobnoye Mesto
Peter the Great statue in the Moskva R.
ST. PETERSBURG!
The Neva River … with a fountain!
St. Petersburg: The “Venice of the North”
Peter and Paul Fortress ( )
Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul
Inside the Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul
Tomb of Peter the Great
Tombs of the last tsar, Nicholas II, and family (maybe)
Hermitage / Winter Palace … home of the tsars from Catherine the Great (1762) onward
Peterhof … Peter the Great’s summer palace
Fountains at Peterhof
Crowds at Peterhof to watch the fountain show
The Throne Room inside Peterhof