Russia – St. Petersburg – Saving the Best For Last
Foreign Writes apologizes for the long gap in posts.
There’s one more glorious gem in St. Petersburg’s crown […]
Russia – St. Petersburg – Catherine’s Summer Place
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Although named after Catherine I, wife of Peter the Great, the Catherine Palace […]
Russia – At Home in St. Petersburg
Here’s a link from a writer friend to a wonderful poem about the Hermitage during WWII. Do […]
Russia – St. Petersburg – The Hermitage, at last
Our first day in St. Petersburg, and our first stop is the Hermitage, the principle reason we’re […]
Russia – St. Petersburg – A Jewel Survives
We wake up in St. Petersburg.
In 1700 Peter the Great succeeded in kicking out the Swedes. To […]