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St Petersburg at 300 - Vast beauty, a turbulent history, and remarkable endurance characterize russia's cultural capital, the city of st. petersburg.

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From: World and I
Date: 20030501
Author:nordbye, masha

The Neva is clad in granite

Bridges hang poised over her waters

Her islands are covered with dark green gardens

And before the younger capital, ancient Moscow

Has paled, like a purple clad widow

Before a New Empress.

--Alexander Pushkin

When I made my first visit to St. Petersburg, Russia, over twenty-five years ago, I thought how much the city looked like Paris, with its exquisite architecture and dreamy embankments; or Venice, with its charming canals, arching bridges, and pastel horizons. All these comparisons, I quickly realized, were ...

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