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Oldenburg Princess’ Castle in Ramon

Oldenburg Princess' castle If you think that all great places in Russia are located in Moscow and St. Petersburg you are really wrong. There are lots in province. One of them is Oldenburg Princess’ castle located in Ramon near Voronezh. It was built in 1887 for Eugene of Oldenburg, granddaughter of Russian emperor Nicolay I, great-granddaughter of the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte - Josephine.

Peter the Great: One Person – So Different Monuments

The monument to Peter the Great, Petropavlovskaya fortress, St. Petersburg Peter the Great was he first Russian emperor, outstanding person who really changed Russia.  Russian artists and sculptors create lots of masterpieces dedicated to the first Russian emperor Peter the Great. Now I am going to tell about two monuments to the emperor.