The end of World War I in 1918 brought about many changes in the traditional social structure of some major European ...

The main museum complex comprises six buildings, including the Winter Palace, which was the home of the czars for almost 200 years. It finally opened to the public in 1852, and since then has been ...

Stretched majestically along the Neva River in St. Petersburg, the Winter Palace remains one of the top tourist attractions in all Russia, drawing tens of thousands to see its priceless ...

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relates an experience at the Russian Court: Not long after the death of the Czar, Alexander III., a ghost had been seen in one of the corridors of the Winter Palace. While the Ambassador is ...