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Emperors of Russia
- Peter II of RussiaPeter II Alexeyevich arrived in Saint Petersburg on the 23rd of October 1715. His mother Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg died just ten days after…
- Alexander III of RussiaGrand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich entered the world on the 10th of March 1845 inside the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg.
- Alexander I of RussiaAt 10:45 on the 23rd of December 1777, a baby named Alexander Pavlovich drew his first breath inside the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.
- Nicholas I of RussiaThe morning of the 14th of December 1825 dawned at minus eight degrees Celsius in St. Petersburg. A cold so biting that Russian superstition declared it an…
- Alexander II of RussiaOn the 13th of March 1881, a bomb exploded on the Catherine Canal in Saint Petersburg. The blast shattered the legs of Emperor Alexander II and tore open his…
- Paul I of RussiaIn 1762, eight-year-old Paul Petrovich lay unnoticed on the floor of his nursery after falling from a crib. Empress Elizabeth had taken him immediately after…
- Peter the GreatPeter grew up at Izmaylovo Estate, where his education began under tutors commissioned by his father. Nikita Zotov, Patrick Gordon, and Paul Menesius taught…