Scottish Abbey, Schottenstift (Vienna)

Church of All Saints Dnieper River · Ukraine · Kiev

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Church of Alexander Nevsky, Gothic Chapel Baltic Sea · Russia · Peterhof

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Grand Choral Synagogue Baltic Sea · Russia · Saint Petersburg

The Jewish community played a significant role in the development of Russia and its new capital, St. Petersburg. Despite an order by Catherine I, according to which the Jews were prohibited to reside not only in St. Petersburg, but also throughout the whole country, they still came to the capital for a short time. During the reign of Empress Anna o...