From Russia with love

by Paul & Shelly Markham

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Vyborg
For those entering Russia from Finland, this is the first real sight you will...

Vyborg
A view over Vyborg.

St Petersburg
On the northern shore of the Neva River is the Saints Peter and Paul...

St Petersburg
The spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral dominate St Petersburg's...

St Petersburg
The Hermitage and the Admiralty Gate from the Neva.

St Petersburg
The Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.

St Petersburg
The interior of the SS Peter and Paul Cathedral.

St Petersburg
The high altar of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. Burial place of the...

St Petersburg
St Isaac's Cathedral from the Neva.

St Petersburg
The light cruiser Aurora. Soviet mythology preserved this 1900 built light...

St Petersburg
The Bronze Horseman. The famous equestrian statue of Peter the Great....

St Petersburg
St Isaac's Square. Tsar Nicholas I rides towards St Isaac's.

St Petersburg
The Church on the Spilled Blood. This church was built on the spot where...

St Petersburg
A view of the domes of the Spilled Blood.

St Petersburg
The Kazan Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect. Commissioned by Paul I and...

St Petersburg
The magnificent Hermitage Museum, once the Winter Palace of the Romanovs.

St Petersburg
Palace Square with Alexander's Column and the General Staff Building....

St Petersburg
A view towards St Nicholas' Cathedral from our hotel.

St Petersburg
Domes over the rooftops.

St Petersburg
The domes of an unidentified church.

St Petersburg
St Nicholas' Cathedral.

St Petersburg
The Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.

St Petersburg
Outwardly Russia is a deeply Orthodox Christian country, but mosques...

St Petersburg
The Alexandr Nevsky Monastery was founded in 1710 by Peter the Great...

St Petersburg
The graveyard at the Alexandr Nevsky Monastery.

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article published 1/31/2007

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Beautiful pictures, terrific commentary
I loved your article: very informative as well as very interesting. I definitely want to travel to Russia one day thanks to your pictures...
— MikeBerquist, April 16, 2008

Interesting photos
Thanks for sharing your story and beautiful photos ! It has open my eyes to Russia !
— Terence Wong, April 13, 2007

Enchanting Russia
Splendid picture taking, liked the size of the pic's too. Was in Russia in 1985, but was never able to take pictures like this with my "brownie" Thanks. by the way, I "stole" every one of your pictures so I could lie to my friends that they were mine. Thanks Paul and Shelley... Super pic's. Terry Heaps
— Terry Heaps, March 15, 2007

Thanks so much for all your excellent photos and very interesting captions! Tho' I have visited Russia, I learned a LOT from you! Yes, it would be a crime & a shame, if they changed the Metro decorations. The only thing I would change, is to slow down the escalator, it went FASTER than ANY I've seen in the whole world, and was frightening!
— Eleanor Robb, February 2, 2007

Very informative and beautiful pictures . Thank you for sharing .
— Margaret Sherwood, February 1, 2007

Beautifully composed pictures with thoughtful captions that splendidly portray the historic legacy of the Moscow--St. Petersburg region
— Thomas Poulsen, February 1, 2007