At the same time, McCaffray argues, the people of St. Petersburg adopted the Winter Palace as their own. When Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in 1917, it was a sign that Russia had changed ...

Ranking of the top 18 things to do in St. Petersburg. Travelers favorites include #1 Hermitage Museum and the Winter Palace, #2 Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood and more.

Hermitage Museum and the Winter Palace is ranked #1 out of 18 things to do in St. Petersburg. See pictures and our review of Hermitage Museum and the Winter Palace.

A century ago, the radical Bolshevik party captured Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), thus beginning the 70-year period of Communist rule in Russia. The Winter Palace, the very symbol of royal power ...

Winter Palace, shminter palace: to really experience St. Petersburg's charm and elegance, the Grand Hotel Europe Kempinski is the place to call home.

Marx would no doubt be amused by the dark historical ironies at work here: While the mobs who overran the Bastille in Paris in 1789 and the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg in 1917 were ostensibly ...

Dramatic images of St Petersburg’s ransacked Winter Palace after the Bolshevik Revolution are going on show in London for one weekend only. Calvert 22 Foundation, which supports contemporary art ...

There was more and better sleighing in the vicinity of Boston last winter than in St. Petersburg during the winter of 1862-3. ... To me the most delightful part of the Winter Palace was the garden.

Soar over the stunning city of St. Petersburg with this captivating drone footage. Marvel at the grandeur of the Winter Palace, the golden domes of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, and the intricate ...

Known as Stone Palace on the Hill, the sublime estate, valued at nearly $30 million, will be up for auction July 23-26. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...