Across the Neva from the Winter Palace, on a small island, lies the Peter and Paul Fortress, which was laid by the order and to the plot-plan of Peter the Great on the Zayachiy (Hare) Island in 1703 and which is considered to be the birth place of St. Petersburg!
The Fortress is often referred to as “Russian Bastile”, for in 1718 it was converted into a political prison – the most dismal jail that tsarist Russia ever had.
Today the Fortress is cherished as a historical monument. :)
The Fortress is often referred to as “Russian Bastile”, for in 1718 it was converted into a political prison – the most dismal jail that tsarist Russia ever had.
Today the Fortress is cherished as a historical monument. :)
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