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4 days ago · 7) Catherine Palace: Baroque Beauty. The Catherine Palace is a magnificent example of Rococo architecture, located in Tsarskoye Selo, about 30 kilometers south of St. Petersburg. This former summer residence of Russian tsars showcases intricate architectural details that highlight the grandeur of the Russian Empire.
2 days ago · Early life Grand prince Alexander Nikolaevich, 1830 Born in Moscow, Alexander Nikolayevich was the eldest son of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia (eldest daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz). His early life gave little indication of his ultimate potential; until the time of his accession in 1855, aged 37, few imagined that posterity ...
4 days ago · In 2024, on the occasion of the 225th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, a special issue of a mini-magazine was published, which included literary readings, exclusive walks through Pushkin’s places, conversations with the acting premier of the Bolshoi Theater Vladislav Lantratov, playing the role of Onegin, with cultural scientists, writers, philologists ...
1 day ago · Grand Duke Nicholas was born on 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868, in the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo south of Saint Petersburg, during the reign of his paternal grandfather, Emperor Alexander II. He was the eldest child of then-Tsesarevich Alexander Alexandrovich and his wife, Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna (née Princess Dagmar of Denmark).
2 days ago · Which is why when Alexander the Great showed up around 333 BCE – when Termessos made its first real appearance in the history books – he was apparently unable to invade or blockade the city into surrender, despite multiple attempts. He reputedly called the city an “eagle’s nest.”
3 days ago · Russia 8, St. Petersburg 6, Rtr 4, Tsarskoye Selo 3, Lisichansk 2, China 2, Catherine Ii 2, Olga Skripkin 1, Andrei 1, Tatyana Dubovaya 1, Olga Skripkina 1, Pink Tivdian 1, Obukhov 1, Petergov 1, Elena Nikolaeva 1, Alexander Popovtsev 1, Yuri Smirnov 1, Andrey Petrov 1, Anastasia 1, Nastya 1
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6 days ago · An event every week that begins at 7:00pm on Sunday, repeating until August 11, 2024. Join us for this free concert in the park. Click here for the entire concert series.
