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TASS/. A naval parade involving cutting-edge combat ships and gunboats, a submarine and sailing vessels began on the Neva River in St. Petersburg to celebrate Russia’s Navy Day. Russian ...

TASS/. The first rehearsal of Russia’s Main Naval Parade took place on the Neva River in St. Petersburg, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene. Russian naval ships passed in a parade ...

Named after the Russian word for "crosses" -- in homage to its shape -- the jail's red-brick walls loom ominously over the banks of the Neva river. But having fallen into disrepair, Russia built a ...

The siege of Leningrad—872 days of relentless bombardment, starvation, and an unforgiving winter that turned the Neva River into a frozen ... now stands at the heart of Russia’s struggle ...

Flush with canals and built around water – the city curves around the Gulf of Finland, and the Neva River runs through ... Stop by the area's Russian Museum, which houses the world's largest ...

Ingria refers to the area between the Gulf of Finland, the Neva River and Lake Ladoga. It was at this time that Sweden planned to put its duke on the Russian throne. Later a peace treaty was ...

Named after the Russian word for "crosses" -- in homage to its shape -- the jail's red-brick walls loom ominously over the banks of the Neva river. But having fallen into disrepair, Russia built a new ...