Place of the Imperial Council, West Side, St. Petersburg, Russia between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of architecture and other sites primarily in Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine

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Monument to Emperor Nicholas I, Kiev, Russia, (i.e., Ukraine) between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of architecture and other sites primarily in Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine

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The monument to Nicholas I in St. Petersburg * All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra

The monument to Nicholas I is installed on St. Isaac’s Square in St. Petersburg. Located between the Mariinsky Palace and St. Isaac’s Cathedral. The construction of the monument began in 1856 after the death of the emperor, designed by the architect Auguste Montferrand, and was opened on June 25 (July 7), 1859. The monument is a 6-meter ...

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#Putin’s toxic brew is pure Nicholas I

👉 He is the czar that the Russian leader most closely resembles, but also the one he most seldom mentions.

https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-russia-czar-toxic-brew-is-pure-nicholas-i/

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Putin’s toxic brew is pure Nicholas I

He is the czar that the Russian leader most closely resembles, but also the one he most seldom mentions.

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