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St. Petersburg — Russia’s “Window on the West” glitters with spectacular cathedrals, world-renowned museums, and romantic canals – the handiwork of Peter the Great, who transformed this swampy wasteland into a city in 1703.
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For the marvelous art, architecture, culture, and canals of the “Venice of the North.”What's New in St. Petersburg
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