1. A STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM

2. EUROPE

3. EUROPEAN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

5. NEW YORK SKYLINE

6. FLIGHT TO HELSINKI, FINLAND

7. GREETINGS FROM ST. PETERSBURG

8. SIGHTS OF ST. PETERSBURG The old General Staff building in Palace Square The old General Staff building in Palace Square Church of the Resurrection Church of the Resurrection

9. Palace was a gift from Peter the Great to his wife Catherine II

10. GERMAN ADVANCE WAS STOPPED AT THIS POINT St. Petersburg was under siege for 900 days. St. Petersburg was under siege for 900 days. 650,000 people died of starvation. 650,000 people died of starvation. 17,000 were killed in air raids and indiscriminate shelling. 17,000 were killed in air raids and indiscriminate shelling.

11. SIGHTS OF ST.PETERSBURG Hermitage Museum Hermitage Museum 400 exhibit halls 400 exhibit halls It would take a year to see each item. It would take a year to see each item. An example of local dress An example of local dress

13. WELCOME TO THE KREMLIN

14. CZAR CANNON Largest caliber of any gun Largest caliber of any gun Never fired a shot Never fired a shot Cast in bronze in 1586 Cast in bronze in 1586 Weighs 40 tons Weighs 40 tons It is 17.5 feet long It is 17.5 feet long

15. CZAR BELL Largest bell Largest bell Never rung Never rung Commissioned in 1730 Commissioned in 1730 Weighs 200 tons Weighs 200 tons It is 20 feet high It is 20 feet high

16. MOSCOW STATE CIRCUS

17. STALIN WAS TOPPLED

18. A WARM WELCOME IN KIEV, UKRAINE

19. SIGHTS OF KIEV The founders of Kiev The founders of Kiev Mother Russia Mother Russia

20. SIGHTS OF KIEV

21. A full house A full house Mr. R. checking out an Ukrainian fighter plane Mr. R. checking out an Ukrainian fighter plane

22. CHERNOBYL Accident occurred on April 25, 1986 at 1:23 AM Accident occurred on April 25, 1986 at 1:23 AM It was not announced until April 29 It was not announced until April 29 The announcement was “An accident occurred at the Chernobyl Atomic Power Plant. Measures are being taken to rectify the damage. The injured are being cared for”. The announcement was “An accident occurred at the Chernobyl Atomic Power Plant. Measures are being taken to rectify the damage. The injured are being cared for”.

23. CHERNOBYL

24. SCHOOL 16

25. SIGHTS OF KIEV American Café American Café View of Dnieper river View of Dnieper river

26. Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theater

27. A FOND FAREWELL

28. A STEMMERS RUN WELCOME

29. FOOD…THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

30. CRAB FEAST