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St Petersburg gets lavish face-lift |
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Written by BBC News
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Monday, 26 May 2003 11:00 |
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St Petersburg gets lavish face-lift "Putin is reviving the city at last - maybe not as the capital city but restoring its importance. A bit like New York in the US. This city was born as a royal capital and the truth is it will always remain so. The tsarist blood of St Petersburg cannot be erased..." Includes a lovely photo of the Double Eagle being restored to the entrance to Winter Palace
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