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Here and again together, dear reader! And again Trinity Bridge! It is remembered, all our previous meetings happened on this memorable bridge (see Valery Pikulev and Valery Gulyakin’s first book: “Acquaintance to St. Petersburg. Photostory about The Great City”; further – the book by the same authors: “St. Petersburg fortress. Photostory about The Peter and Paul Fortress of St. Petersburg”; well and previous: Valery Pikulev and Valery Gulyakin “St. Petersburg island. Phototravel to History …". Now we, having left the bridge, we will go to other party and we will get acquainted already with The Left bank of Neva – from The Summer garden and to The Winter Palace. And remarkable photosketches of Valery Gulyakin will help to become impregnated even more deeply with the unique atmosphere of The Northern Capital of Russia.
The architectural complex of “The Old City” dementing adorers of “Golden Age” of architecture historically developed around The St. Petersburg fortress, occupying the space more than thirty square kilometers. And in this huge territory – the cathedrals shaking by the magnificence, graceful bulks of bridges, palaces to which on beauty not many in the world are capable to be compared, monuments…
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In Alexander Nevsky Lavra that on the left coast of Neva, our national hero found rest … “Suvorov” – and more no words on its tombstone lies here! A funeral of the great commander took place, however, on the field marshal’s rank … – say, the procession of the generalissimo would not squeeze through narrow gate of Monastery as The Emperor explained. Only God will judge his!
During The Leningrad blockade a monument to Suvorov, – one of the few in the city, – did not take cover and was not camouflaged. Open for enemies, it is proud stood an appeal to resistance and to the Victory!
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