Finnish World War II stone defence fortifications "Mannerheim Line" in a forest near 67-th km train station in Karelian Isthmus 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2002
Finnish World War II stone defence fortifications "Mannerheim Line" in a forest near 67-th km train station in Karelian Isthmus 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2002
A World War II soldiers memorial in Myasnitskiy Bor (?), north from Novgorod. Russia, August 1, 2001
First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
A wooden cabin near World War II soldiers memorial in Myasnitskiy Bor (?), north from Novgorod. Russia, August 1, 2001
Ford car at First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
Abandoned World War II memorial on territory of Red Banner (Krasnoe Znamia) Textile Factory on Pionerskaya Street in Petrogradskaya Storona neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2012
Various items at First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
Helmets at First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
World War II memorial in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Abandoned graves of solders of Red Army died at the beginning of World War II (1941) in Lutheran Cemetery on Citadel Road in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2010
World War II memorial inside Cathedral ruins in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Typewriter at First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
Rebuilding of the Forest Building (Russian: Lesnoy Korpus) in a major reconstruction project at the historic Sestroretsk Resort (Sestroretsky Kurort). The original Sestroretsk Resort was a famous health spa complex founded in 1898 by engineer Peter Avenarius. It featured several grand wooden structures, including a massive Kursaal (concert hall), a mud bath facility, and the Forest Building. The resort was a hub for St. Petersburg s elite and intelligentsia in the early 20th century. The original Forest Building was a beautiful wooden hotel and sanatorium building constructed in the early 1900s. It was a key part of the ensemble but was destroyed during World War II. The new structure faithfully replicates the "Northern Art Nouveau" style of the original resort architecture, characterized by its complex roofline, spires, towers, and wooden detailing that harmonizes with the surrounding pine forest and dunes. The exterior appears nearly complete, showing the elaborate wooden facade, the large central dome, and the corner towers with their needle-like spires. The scaffolding indicates that finishing work is still in progress. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
