Articles related to "Neva River"

Enjoy the midnight sun in St. Petersburg, in the summertime.

Find all the information you need on traveling in and around St Petersburg, Russia, here, from the Hermitage to the Dostoyevsky Museum and along the Neva River.

The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg is like a city in itself. With 1057 rooms to stroll through admiring art and architecture alike, it's a gallery of adventure.

Exploring western Russia between Moscow and St Petersburg by cruise boat you'll visit Golden Ring towns like Yaroslavl on the Volga River or Kizhi Island near St Petes.

A city of bridges and water, St. Petersburg on the Neva River is an archipelago dotted with palaces, museums, and cathedrals reflecting Russian and European influences.

On the subject of Romanovs one must also include the mystery of the man often referred to as the Mad Monk, Gregori Rasputin.

Alexander Nevsky is remembered as a hero for protecting medieval Russia from invaders and negotiating with the Golden Horde.

Rasputin was given credit for curing the tsarevich when he had boughts of illness. However, most people felt the Romanovs would be better off without his influence.

Peter the Great's daughter seized power in Russia and changed the direction of foreign policy and cultural influences in a twenty year reign marked by extravagance.

Rasputin warned that his death by members of the imperial family would lead to the end of Romanov rule, yet the plot went forward with intriguing results.

Built as the fourth Winter Palace during the reign of Elizabeth and enlarged by Catherine the Great, the Winter Palace on the Neva River was the symbol of Imperial power.

In the late 17th Century, Peter the Great transformed Russia into a modern, competitive power while Louis XIV of France turned his backward nation into a strong state.