St. Petersburg is a large beautiful city in the north-western part of Russia. It is a city of white nights, green parks, numerous channels and bridges, granite embankments and railings. Many famous Russian and foreign architects created the face of the city in the 18th and 19th centuries. The St. Peter and Paul Fortress is located on the Hare Island. The foundation stone was laid by Peter the Great in Mai 1703. The fortress was always used only as political prison and never had any importance for military purposes. Such famous people as Gorki, Chernyshevski, Dostoyevski were also imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Перевод: Санкт-Петербург – это большой красивый город на северо-западе России. Это город белых ночей, зеленых парков, многочисленных каналов и мостов, гранитных набережных и решеток (оград). Многие известные русские и иностранные архитекторы работали над лицом города в 18-19 столетиях.Петропавловская крепость располагается на Заячьем острове. Камень в основание крепости был заложен Петром Великим в мае 1703 года. Крепость всегда использовалась как политическая тюрьма и никогда не имела важности для военных целей. Такие известные люди, как Горький, Чернышевский, Достоевский также являлись заключенными Петропавловской крепости.
The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg is the largest museum and picture gallery in Russia. It is also one of the most influential institutions in art sphere in the world. The museum is situated at the Harbor of Neva River in Winter Palace, which used to be the official residence of Russian monarchs. Hermitage has appeared in 1764 as a private collection of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. She was fond of European pictorial art and her first collection consisted of 200 pictures painted by Dutch and Flemish artists.
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