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Subscribe to our channel here: http://bit.ly/FaszinationFerne Visit us in our shop: http://www.komplett-media.de/ And like us on Facebook: / faszinationferne ST. PETERSBURG & MOSCOW Russia's city pearls Two cities represent the splendor of Russia under the Tsars as well as the metropolises of a contemporary world power. St. Petersburg owes its existence to Tsar Peter the Great, who opened a window to the West when he founded the city on the Baltic Sea. Visitor magnets are: the Hermitage, the Peter and Paul Fortress and numerous palaces. A boat trip opens up the Venice of the North on the water. A cruise on the Neva, Lake Onega and the Volga takes you to the capital of Russia: Moscow: The Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral line up on Red Square. Other churches and magnificent buildings such as the GUM department store and the Bolshoi Theater complement everyday life in the capital. A film by Meike Birck.