Rostral Columns

The two Rostral Columns flanking Birzhevaya Square date to 1811. They were intended to serve as lighthouses and originally were topped by a light in the form of a Greek brazier and lit by oil. In 1957, the tops of the columns were fitted with gas torches that continue to be lit on ceremonial occasions. EE1975025p1

Leningrad

July 20th 1975
We reached Finland Station and Leningrad at about 9:30 a.m.. Finland Station is famous for being the station through which Lenin returned to Russia from exile in 1916. After disembarking we walked the length of the train to the exit. A green electric locomotive was at the head end. Inside the station, the steam locomotive that powered Lenin's train was on display. Prominently on display outside wa ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more

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