Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. 2 (of 2)
CHAPTER VI.
Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrian Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy. 97