1. Russian Absolutism A photo montage…

3. MOSCOW!

4. The Kremlin … the ancient heart of Moscow

5. Red Square & the Kremlin

6. Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan

7. St. Basil’s Cathedral (1555-1560)

8. Lobnoye Mesto

9. Peter the Great statue in the Moskva R.

10. ST. PETERSBURG!

11. The Neva River … with a fountain!

12. St. Petersburg: The “Venice of the North”

13. Peter and Paul Fortress (1703-1704)

15. Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul

16. Inside the Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul

17. Tomb of Peter the Great

18. Tombs of the last tsar, Nicholas II, and family (maybe)

19. Hermitage / Winter Palace … home of the tsars from Catherine the Great (1762) onward

20. Peterhof … Peter the Great’s summer palace

21. Fountains at Peterhof

22. Crowds at Peterhof to watch the fountain show

23. The Throne Room inside Peterhof