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Church of the Resurrection of Christ  
   

Church of the Resurrection of Christ

In St. Petersburg, also known as the Church of the Saviour on the Spilt Blood as the church was built on the spot where Alexander II was killed by terrorists on March 1, 1881.
From Fine Wines to Great Beers to the Best Vodkas

May 16th 2007
After we left Italy, we did a self-drive tour for 6 days that took us through Weggis, Switzerland; Beaune, France; and both Baden, Baden and Frankfurt, Germany. Unfortunately, we have very few pictures from those days because our luck finally ran out and we encountered a LOT of rain that week. The scenery through the Alps in Switzerland was magnificent, even if the clouds were swirling all around ... read more
Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

Russian Flag 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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