Golden dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral

In 1917, it was the turn of the Tsar's ministers and then members of the provisional government

Kazan Cathedral facing Nevskiy Prospekt

Kazan Cathedral has 96 Corinthian columns

Kazan Cathedral, St Petersburg

Literary Cafe on 18 Nevsky Avenue

MacDonalds in St Petersburg

Moviehouse on Nevskiy Prospekt, St Petersburg

Neva River view of the Hermitage

Neva River, St Petersburg

Night view of Winter Palace

Night view of Winter Palace, home of the Hermitage

On the road to St Petersburg

Other prominent detainees included Dostoevsky in 1849 and Prince Pyotr Kropotkin in 1874

Peter and Paul Cathedral