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Alexandr Nevsky Monastery (Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries)

Ploshchad Alexandra Nevskogo, St. Petersburg

Featured Review : On the Russian Orthodox Easter Sunday, the Alexandr Nevsky Monastery (or Lavra) was a busy place. We arrived toward the end of the day, as last minute visits were being paid by young families and elderly babushkas. We wa...See Full Review

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Alexandr Nevsky Monastery (Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries) Reviews

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Alexandr Nevsky Monastery

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Zhebiton from Moscow, Moskva, Russia
  • August 31, 2010
Alexandr Nevsky Monastery
Quote: Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter in 1710 at the spot where, in his view, occurred in 1240, a battle between Russian and Swedish, for which Prince Alexander of Novgorod and was much later that the name of Nevsky. In fact, the battle... Read the full Alexandr Nevsky Monastery (Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries) review

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Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries

  • 4 out of 5 stars by sararevell from London, United Kingdom
  • August 6, 2007
Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries
Quote: On the Russian Orthodox Easter Sunday, the Alexandr Nevsky Monastery (or Lavra) was a busy place. We arrived toward the end of the day, as last minute visits were being paid by young families and elderly babushkas. We wandered into the one church... Read the full Alexandr Nevsky Monastery (Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries) review

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Alexandr Nevsky Monastery

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Amanda from London, United Kingdom
  • September 14, 2000
Quote: One of the few active monastic communities in Russia, this place is wonderful. As the sightseeing is predominantly outdoors, summer is a good time to come! The things to see here are the graveyards, in which many important local and Russian... Read the full Alexandr Nevsky Monastery (Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries) review

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Running Past Tolstoy's Grave

  • 3 out of 5 stars by barbara from Atlanta, Georgia
  • June 6, 2000
Running Past Tolstoy's Grave
Quote: I was told by the hotel staff that most Russians run either in the country or in various parks throughout the city. They do not normally run on the sidewalks by the streets. To get to the country or the parks was not an easy thing for me to do... Read the full Alexandr Nevsky Monastery (Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries) review

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