. Petrograd, past and present . ver and gold wreaths, formerly deposited onthe tombs. Many of them were originally placed onthat of the popular but unfortunate Tsar Alexander II.,who will always be held in grateful remembrance bythe people. The last time I visited this historicedifice I witnessed a touching sight. I saw thePrincess Dolgorouki entering, to pray at the graveof the man she loved and worshipped. Many haveblamed Alexander II. for marrying the Princess;they forget that she was descended from one of thefirst Grand Dukes of Moscow, and from VladimirMonamach, who wedded Guida, the daug
. Petrograd, past and present . ver and gold wreaths, formerly deposited onthe tombs. Many of them were originally placed onthat of the popular but unfortunate Tsar Alexander II.,who will always be held in grateful remembrance bythe people. The last time I visited this historicedifice I witnessed a touching sight. I saw thePrincess Dolgorouki entering, to pray at the graveof the man she loved and worshipped. Many haveblamed Alexander II. for marrying the Princess;they forget that she was descended from one of thefirst Grand Dukes of Moscow, and from VladimirMonamach, who wedded Guida, the daughter of thebrave King Harold of England, killed at Princess came of the old Varangian Dynasty thatgoverned Russia before the Tartar invasions, and longbefore the Romanoffs—who are said, by the way, tobe of either German or Scottish origin.^ ^ According to the most trustworthy Russian histories, the Romanoffsare descended from an old German family of merchants, who were calledRomanoff after they had been The Fokikkss Church okss. ietkr and paui, THE FORTRESS OF PETER AND PAUL 95 Close to the fortress is the Cathedral of the Life-giving Trinity, built by Peter in 1703, to commemo-rate the founding of the city. It was here that theTsar sang and assisted in the divine service on theanniversary of the battle of Pultava, also on the dayof his angel (his name-day) — which all Russiansconsider as important as their birthday. Near theTroitska Church is the famous palace, or ratherhut, of Peter. In honour of his rank it is dignifiedwith the former name. It is difficult to see in thislittle house, about sixty-three feet by twenty-one, con-sisting of only two rooms, a palatial residence for sucha monarch; but, as I have said, this man of volcanicpassions and sudden impulses loved small apartmentsand tiny cottages, although he was of goodly statureand a giant in strength. In Cronstadt, at the end ofthe island, stands an old villa, wliich I have often visited,whic
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