This document provides information about Russia and some of its notable landmarks. It discusses Russia's location in Eastern Europe and coastlines. It then describes some of St. Petersburg's most famous sites, including St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Aurora cruiser museum, Peterhof Palace, and statues of Pushkin. Photos are included of landmarks like the Neva Fountain in St. Petersburg, ballet performances, and weddings at the Winter Palace. The document aims to give an overview of Russia and highlight tourist attractions in St. Petersburg through both text and images.

1. RUSSIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
Region: Eastern Europa
Area total: 6,592,800 km2
Coast line: Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, Barents Sea
Capital: Moscow
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2. Ekaterininsky Park

3. St.Petersburg

4. Neva Fountain

5. Tuutari Park Skiing Resort in St.Petersburg

6. UFO-Metro station Gorkovskaya

7. Vitebsk Station

8. Aurora
is a 1900 Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg.
She battled the Japanese Navy in the Russo-Japanese War. One of the first incidents of the October
Revolution in Russia took place on the cruiser Aurora.
As a museum ship, the cruiser Aurora became one of the many tourist attractions of Leningrad (now Saint
Petersburg),
and continued to be a symbol of the Communist Revolution and a prominent attribute of Russian history.
From 1956 to the present day 28 million people have visited the cruiser Aurora

9. *ST.ISAAC'S CATHEDRAL*
The largest Russian Orthodox cathedral (sobor) in St.Petersburg.
It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great who had been born on the feast
day of that saint

10. Saint Isaac's Cathedral

11. Saint Isaac's Cathedral

12. Altar in the cathedral

13. Saint Isaac's Cathedral

14. Ceiling decoration in the Cathedral

15. Saint Isaac's Cathedral

16. Saint Isaac's Cathedral

17. Saint Isaac's Cathedral

18. Isaac Square

19. Isaac Square

20. Cafe bar

22. Annual show for local graduates

24. Fontanka River

25. Evening on the Moika

27. *PETERHOF PALACE*
Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the
orders of Peter the Great. These Palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the "Russian Versailles".
The palace-ensemble along with the city centre is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

39. Neva fountain St.Petersburg

41. Swan Lake ballet performance in St. Petersburg

42. Chaika

45. Wedding coach infront of the Winter Palace-St.Petersburg

46. Pushkin statue - St.Petersburg
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian author of the Romantic era
who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.

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