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//Russian People and Places//
The Kremlin, Moscow

Ouspensky Cathedral, Moscow

Balmoral Castle, Scotland

Standart Fabergé Standart Fabergé Egg The Order of St. Andrew

The Order of St Andrew was Russia’s oldest and most exalted chivalric order, founded by Peter the Great in 1698 and awarded for the highest civilian or military achievements. Its annual celebration was held on 30 November, the traditional feast day of St Andrew.

On the head of the staff, carried by the herald of the Order, the cross of St. Andrew is depicted in the centre of the Russian state emblem, the double-headed eagle.

Orlov Diamond

The Moon of the Mountain Diamond

Polar Star Ruby

Winter Palace //The Jordan Staircase//

Anitchkov Palace Alexander and Catherine Palaces Tsarkoe Selo Peterhof

Gatchina

Imperial Apartments in the Kremlin

Livadia Palace, Crimea

[|Rare video of Nicholas' Coronation] YouTube Follow the link and go to the bottom of the page for the video. Thanks Michelle for finding this!

Churchhill, Roosevelt, Stalin at Yalta-Crimea (Lavidia)