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Poster advertising a Dance Festival in the USSRPoster advertising a Dance Festival in Moscow and Leningrad, USSR, 10 to 20 June 1936
Leningrad SymphonyDimitri Shostakovich and Yevgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. Together they would premier eight of the composers fifeteen symphonies
St Petersburg / PalaceSt Petersburg: the Winter Palace
Grand Hotel d Europe - Saint Petersburg, RussiaView of the Grand Hotel d Europe on the corner of Rue Michel, St Petersburg, Russia. Date: 1903
Nevsky Prospekt 1917Government troops open fire on demonstrators in Nevsky Prospekt, Petrograd
Leningrad LibraryReading in the library despite constant bombing - during the siege, bombs landed about every 3 minutes. The sign reads Please keep quiet
Leningrad Blood DonorA blood donor during the siege
Leningrad CabbagesPicking cabbages from the vegetable patches in front of St Isaacs Cathedral
Tanks in Leningrad StTanks advance to battle positions along a city street
St Petersburg / Church 20CSt Petersburg: Church of the Resurrection
Peter & Paul FortressA view of the town and habour of St Peter and St Paul, in Kamtschatka. Probably the Peter & Paul Fortress in the Neva delta which was used as a political prison
GERMAN MACHINE GUNNERSGerman machine gunners in a trench outside Leningrad. Its not too bad on a fine summers day, but when winter comes the pleasures of invasion will begin to pall
St Petersburg: St Isaac Cathedral Date: circa 1910
Lenin giving speech from balcony, St Petersburg, RussiaLenin giving a speech from the balcony of the Kshesinskaya Palace, St Petersburg, Russia, in the year of the Russian Revolution. Date: 4 July 1917
Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg, Russia - Avenue 25 OctoberNevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1918, the new Bolshevik government changed the name of the street to " Avenue of 25 October" (as used, interestingly, on this card)
Leningrad BombardedGerman artillery bombarding Leningrad (now St Petersburg) Date: 1942
Winter Palace, St Petersburg, RussiaView of the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia, from across the Alexanderplatz. Designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in baroque style, it was the winter residence of the Russian tsars from 1732 to 1917
Gostiny Dvor (left) St Petersburgs largest department storeA view of Gostiny Dvor (left), St Petersburgs largest department store, in Nevski Prospekt, with pedestrians and traffic outside
Vyborg (Wiborg) Castle, built in 1293. Vyborg Castle was one of the three major castles of Finland. Date: 1899
St Petersburg - the NevaProspect of the Neva, with steamboats moored at the quayside. Date: circa 1890
St Petersburg / SledgingSt Petersburg: people sledging during Easter Week, near the statue of Peter the Great Date: 1847
St Petersburg / NevskiSt Petersburg: Nevski Prospekt Date: circa 1915
St Petersburg / Neva RiverSt Petersburg: the Neva Date: circa 1900
St Petersburg / PeterhofSt Petersburg: Peterhof royal palace with a view of the Tsars church Date: 1916
German Guns, LeningradA German rail-mounted gun targets Leningrad : shells land on the city on an average of one every 3 minutes, day after day, week after week Date: 1942
Germans Use TrolleysThe Germans use trolleys which travel along rails in their advance on Leningrad. Date: September 1941
Finns Destroy RailwayFinland :The Finns destroy the Leningrad-Murmansk railway. The soldiers wear white uniforms so as to be less conspicuous in the snowy landscape Date: January 1940
St Petersburg / WaterfrontThe waterfront : quay of Vasili Ostrov (Island). Date: 1910
St Petersburg / HermitageThe Hermitage theatre Date: 1830s
People in Peterhof Gardens, St Petersburg, RussiaPeople in the Peterhof Palace Gardens, St Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia, during the Soviet era, July 1959. Date: 1959
Russian Soldiers demonstrate in PetrogradRussian soldiers march through the streets of Petrograd (St Petersburg) proclaiming, Death or Victory and carrying a banner, the message of which is War to the end Date: May 1917
Russian Royalty - their children at Krasnoye SeloThree of Russias last monarch, Tsar Nicholas II, and his wife Alexandra Feodorovnas children playing in the garden of the Tsars residence in the town of Krasnoye Selo near Leningrad (now St)
Kuznechny Market - LeningradThe exterior of the Kuznechny Market in Leningrad, Russia (now St. Petersburg) during its construction. Date: 1925
A Leningrad Bakery - 1925An early 20th century Leningrad Bakery, its shelves heavily laden with an intriguing assortment of breads including the usual the downright unusual. Date: 1925
Tsar Nicholas II Walking With Large EntourageTsar Nicholas II of Russia walking through the countryside at Krasnoe Selo among a large entourage that includes his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, one of his daughters
Tsar Nicholas II Playing TennisTsar Nicholas II of Russia enjoying a game of Tennis in Kvasnoe Selonear Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Date: circa 1900
Russian Royalty - Tsar Nicholas II with FamilyThe last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II with family on the doorstep of his residence in the town of Krasnoye Selo near Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Date: circa 1901
St Petersburg - TsarskoeThe Colonnade at TSARSKOE SELO palace, outside St Petersburg, erected by the empress Catherine II ( the Great ). Date: circa 1780
St Petersburg SquareThe Alexander monument dominates this vast square, where massive government offices confront the Winter Palace. Date: circa 1860
St Petersburg / Troitskoigeneral view from the Troitskoi Bridge
Russia PetersburgAround the time of the 1905 insurrection
St PetersburgMotor cars pass horse traffic on the fashionable Nevski Prospekt
St Petersburg in WinterThe city in winter : a horse- drawn sleigh beside the frozen Neva : behind is the Nicolai Bridge
St Petersburg C1905Birds eye view of the Nevski Prospekt, the citys main thoroughfare
After BombardmentNevsky prospect after the bombardment of Leningrad
Civilian DefenceA member of the civilian defence unit stands outside the Izhorsky factory, Leningrad
St Petersburg / NevskyThe Nevsky Prospekt, Leningrad
Leningrad Dept. StoreCustomers examine goods over the counter in the military goods section of a Leningrad department store
St Petersburg BridgeTraffic crosses the Neva on one of many bridges
St Petersburg ArsenalThe Arsenal and Foundry, in winter
Village, St PetersburgA village on the outskirts of St Petersburg, on the route to Moscow : note the well and the storehouse, both of wood
St Petersburg TheatreThe Grand Theatrewith market traders and various vehicles, mostly wheeled but also sledges
Distribution of BreadCivilians gather for the distribution of bread
St Petersburg ChurchInterior of the Kazan church
St Petersburg under SnowThe city under snow - the church of saint Isaac in the distance
Leningrad BreadBread distribution in Winter- time
Leningrad FirewatcherA Museum curator firewatches on the roof of the Hermitage Mueum
Leningrad EvacueeA child about to be evacuated across Lake Lagoda
Leningrad ConcertA concert given during the siege by Eliasberg of Beethovens 9th symphony : the performance is interrupted by a bombing raid
Leningrad - Icy StreetsThe streets of the city are left to ice over due to the danger of air- attack and the lack of resources
Leningrad : HermitageDamage to the Hermitage Museum from German bombing
Patient to HospitalA patient is taken to hospital on a sledge
Leningrad FuneralA small funeral cortege crosses the Kirovsky Bridge
Leningrad DestroyerThe destroyer Opytnyi trapped by ice in Leningrad harbour throughout the winter, uses its guns for the citys defence. Date: 1942
LENINGRAD : AURORAThe celebrated cruiser Aurora famed for its part in the 1917 Revolution once again plays a historical role as it participates in the defence of the city
Leningrad GunsAnti-aircraft guns in front of Isakievsky Cathedral
Migs over LeningradMIG-3 fighters patrol the citys airspace - the Peter Paul Fortress is in the foreground
Leningrad Warning SignThe sign reads Citizens! During artillery fire, this is the most dangerous side of the street. Palace Square and the Winter Palace are in the background
Leningrad Lake SuppliesSupplies for the city are brought across Lake Ladoga on the lifeline roads
Tank Battle, LeningradA tank battle in the forests of Leningrad
St Petersburg CastleSt Petersburg: Oranienbaum Castle, built by Peter the Great in 1714
St Petersburg C1850St Petersburg: aerial view
St Petersburg 1794St Petersburg: general view, with the Isaac Bridge crossing the river
St Petersburg 1706St Petersburg: general view
St Petersburg / FortressSt Petersburg: fortress of St Peter & St Paul
St Petersburg / MonumentSt Petersburg: monument to Peter the Great
St Petersburg / CouncilSt Petersburg: Hall of the Imperial Council
St Petersburg / AnitchkovSt Petersburg: Anitchkov Palace
St Petersburg PostcardA busy street scene with horses and carts and pedestrians in Nevski Prospect, St Petersburg
St Petersburg -The PointThe Point, on the islands in the Neva delta, is a favourite place for the citizens to take the air and meet their friends
St Petersburg - Winter PThe Winter Palace was begun by Peter the Great and completed by the Empress Elisabeth just in time for this picture to be made
Arcadian at LeningradThe Arcadian at Leningrad shortly after the Revolution
Pavlovs laboratory in Leningrad, RussiaPavlovs laboratory in Leningrad (St Petersburg), known as the tower of silence
Pavlovs dogs trapped in a floodWhen Pavlovs dogs are trapped in a flood of the River Neva at Leningrad (St Petersburg), their conditioned reflexes are altered, leading him to a crucial psychological breakthrough
