St Petersburg: Capital of Russian art and ballet | Legendary Cities

We look at the city of Tsars and splendour nicknamed the “Venice of the North”. Peter the Great wanted to hoist Russia up to European level and his wife Catherine the Great went a long way to help that by collecting over 3 million remarkable artistic masterpieces from around the world. She shaped the city in various ways and her legacy lives until today, e.g. with the students of the Imperial Academy of Arts or the prima ballerinas of the Mariinsky Theatre. A fascinating look at a fascinating city.

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