This marvelous Russian-style church was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881. During the second half of his reign, Alexander II grew wary of the dangers of his system of reforms, having only barely survived a series of attempts on his life, including an explosion in the Winter Palace and the derailment of a train. He was assassinated in 1881 by a group of revolutionaries, who threw a bomb at his royal carriage.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
The Church of the Resurrection, St Petersburg, Russia
This marvelous Russian-style church was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881. During the second half of his reign, Alexander II grew wary of the dangers of his system of reforms, having only barely survived a series of attempts on his life, including an explosion in the Winter Palace and the derailment of a train. He was assassinated in 1881 by a group of revolutionaries, who threw a bomb at his royal carriage.
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