Petersburg Collection (page 9)

Russia Kalinin Tver
Kalinin (formerly Tver) on the Volga, about 160 km northwest of Moscow, on the Moscow to St Petersburg railway

Russia Guard Post
Guard post on the Russian frontier near Saint Petersburg

Portrait of Vera Zassulitch
Vera Zassulitch, a Russian revolutionist was tried and acquitted at St Petersburg for shooting General Trepoff

St Petersburg
Motor cars pass horse traffic on the fashionable Nevski Prospekt

The Illumination of Edinburgh Old Town to celebrate the Marr
Engraving showing the illumination of the Old Town, Edinburgh, 23rd January 1874. This grand display was to celebrate the marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria

Peter Builds Petersburg
Peter I, also known as Peter the Great, orders the building of St Petersburg

Russian cholera epidemic
Transporting those who have died of cholera to the burial ground. Cholera broke out in St Petersburg in September 1908, with the first cases among people living in particularly unsanitary conditions

St Petersburg in Winter
The city in winter : a horse- drawn sleigh beside the frozen Neva : behind is the Nicolai Bridge

Social / Russia / Drink 19C
Buying and selling sbiten (a hot drink) in Dvorstovaya Square, St Petersburg

St Petersburg C1905
Birds eye view of the Nevski Prospekt, the citys main thoroughfare

St Petersburg / Nevsky
The Nevsky Prospekt, Leningrad

Russian Rail on Ice
Temporary railway constructed over the frozen Neva at Saint Petersburg

News from the War
Citizens of St Petersburg read notices posted on walls, telling them how the war with Japan is going

Nicolas II Crowned - 2
Nicolas II is crowned tsar at St Petersburg

Bomb Accident
The accidental explosion of a bomb at the Hotel Bristol, St Petersburg, is at first thought a deliberate plot, but is found to be an insuffic- -iently careful terrorist

Famine St Petersburg
Distress among the Russian poor : queuing at a soup kitchen in St Petersburg

News from the War 2
Due to press censorship, residents of St Petersburg learn how the war with Japan is progressing from notices posted on walls

Admiral Attacked
Admiral Dubasoff, assaulted walking in a St Petersburg park, is only one of some 2000 officials and VIPs to be attacked by terrorists : but he survives bomb and gunshots

Duke at Royal Wedding
Victorias son, the duke of Edinburgh, arrives at St Petersburg to represent her at the wedding of the tsars son Vladimir to Maria von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Alexander II Driving
Newly crowned tsar ALEXANDER II drives through the streets of St Petersburg in an open carriage, but despite his temerity he will not be assassinated for 25 years

Nihilists Exiled
When the St Petersburg police discover nihilists, they are condemned to be deported to Siberia

Alexander II Survives
After surviving Solovievs attempt on his life, Alexander II rides through the streets of St Petersburg : but he won t always be so lucky

Nicolas II Crowned
Nicolas II is crowned tsar at St Petersburg. The procession crosses the Kamennyy Bridge

Nihilist Printing Press
St Petersburg police discover a nihilist printing press on which disrespectful comments are printed about the tsar, the police and other authorities

Hunting Nihilists
Hunting for terrorists : a suspect is brought into a police office at St Petersburg on suspicion of terrorism - members of the public are asked to identify him

Attempt on Alexander
Police dig out a mine planted in the streets of St Petersburg, hoping to blow up the tsars carriage when it passes : a later attempt will be more successful

Bolshevik Demo Petrograd
A Bolshevik demonstration processes along the Nevski Prospekt at Petrograd (St Petersburg as was and as will again be.)

Moujik Arrested
A moujik (peasant) is arrested when he seeks to present a petition to the tsar in the streets of St Petersburg - on suspicion of being a terrorist

Quakers and Tsar
On the eve of war in the Crimea, a delegation of Quakers travel to St Petersburg to beg tsar Nicolas I to modify his belligerence : he won t, and war follows

UPS-AND-DOWNS / FAIR / 1804
Early Amusement wheels (hand- turned) at a St Petersburg Fair, Russia

Merry-Go-Round / Russia
Early hand-turned Merry-Go- Round at a St Petersburg Fair, Russia

St Petersburg Bridge
Traffic crosses the Neva on one of many bridges

St Petersburg Arsenal
The Arsenal and Foundry, in winter

Village, St Petersburg
A village on the outskirts of St Petersburg, on the route to Moscow : note the well and the storehouse, both of wood

St Petersburg Theatre
The Grand Theatrewith market traders and various vehicles, mostly wheeled but also sledges

Lenin at a Funeral 1919
VLADIMIR LENIN Russian statesman (second from left), at the funeral of M.I. Elizarov, Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia

St Petersburg Church
Interior of the Kazan church

Hermitage Museum
The Hermitage at St Petersburg, Russia, was built in the 1760s to house Catherine IIs art collection. It will burn down in 1837 but will be rebuilt by Nicolas I

St Petersburg under Snow
The city under snow - the church of saint Isaac in the distance

Russian Sleigh
Driving a two-horse sleigh beside the river Neva at Saint Petersburg

Hotel at St Petersburg
The waiting room at the hotel des Malles-Postes, Saint Petersburg

Strike Leaders Arrested
Arrest of strike leaders at Saint Petersburg

Social / Russia / Ball 1858
Ball given by Grande Duchesse Marie Nicolaevna St Petersburg February 1858

Crossing Troitsky Bridge
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Petrograd : May Day supporters cross Troitsky (Trinity) Bridge to reach the Winter Palace

Russia / 1907 / St Searches
In St Petersburg, passers-by are searched for bombs and other weapons

Russian Steam Tram
A steam tram in the streets of St Petersburg

St Petersburg Founded
The city of St Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great

Liberal Demo Crushed 04
Liberal demonstrators are savagely suppressed at St Petersburg, Russia by government troops

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