As the late Carl Sagan observed, the smallest things can have great effects. 1
He gave the example of the attitudes and world views, the policies and programs, even the demands and concessions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, contending they were inevitably influenced by his suffering from polio. 2
How different the world would have been if FDR had been a different man, unfettered by the paralysis and its effects on his life. Yet the polio virus is an indescribably tiny thing. It’s almost
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Baltic Sunset
The silohuette of a container carrier is barely visible on the fading horizon.
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Nicholas I
St. Isaac's Square. The monument is to Emperor Nicholas I. St....
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St. Isaac's Cathedral
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The Hermitage from the Neva
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The Hermitage
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The Hermitage
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St. Petersburg Lights
The spit of Vasilyevski Island with the distinctive harbor navigation light...
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The Winter Palace courtyard.
A cold and rainy Russian summer morning.
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Church of The Savior on the Spilt Blood
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Church of the Resurrection
Yes, its called the Church of the Resurrection and The Savior on the Spilt...
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Winter Palace
Extreme long shop with Alexanders Column
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Gardens ar Peterhof
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Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
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Basil's Island, The Hermitage
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The Cottage Palace, Peterhof
Catherines private dwelling, in which she lived alone. Peter resided...
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The Jordan Staircase
Restored in 1837 after The Great Fire, this is a tiny part of the main or...
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Gardens of Peterhof
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Gardens of Peterhof
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Fountains of Peterhof
This gravity-fed fountain system was meant to rival the garden fountains of...
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Peterhof
A panorama including the Grand Stairs, Golden Statuary and Fountains....
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Fountain Statue, Peterhof
The Golden Statue of SAMSON stands within the fountain system
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The Harbor and Rostral Columns at dusk
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Fortress of St. Peter and Paul
Built to secure Russia's hold on the Neva delta, The Peter and...
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Radial Stair, Peterhof
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Russian Light
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