Photo by Gilbert H. Grosvenor 



scene; at petrograd in front of st. Isaac's cathedral, 



Petrograd is built on the site of ancient marshes which were half under water when 

 Peter the Great selected the location for his new city. The imagination cannot comprehend 

 the great labor that was required to bring the man}- thousands of huge piles to the city site 

 and to drive them into place. The street in front of St. Isaac's lies over one of these 

 marshes, and it is said that the pile foundation of this structure alone cost a million dollars. 

 Boston, New York, and Philadelphia were thriving communities when Peter drove the first 

 stake for his city, which has become a magnificent metropolis, with wide imposing avenues 

 and immense open squares. 



the words, "Oh Lord ! have mercy," or 

 "Glory be to Thee, Oh Lord." 



RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES 



In our own country Russia has always 

 stood by us against the world. Even 

 back in the days of George ITL when that 

 monarch appealed to Catherine II of 

 Russia to lend him soldiers to help put 

 down the rebellion in America, writing 

 her an autograph letter in that behalf, 

 the Russian empress disdained to answer 

 him in her own hand, but through her 

 prime minister said she could not help 

 but reflect on the consequences which 



would result for their dignity if they 

 went jointly to calm a small rebellion 

 which was not supported by any fo^-eign 

 power. This reply, as well as the way 

 of sending it, angered George very much, 

 and he said that she might at least have 

 replied without using expressions that 

 could not be pleasing to ears more civil- 

 ized than those of the Russians. 



Again, in 1812 Russia evidenced her 

 friendship for the United States. She 

 proposed to mediate and thus to settle 

 the differences between the United States 

 and Great Britain. President Madison 

 accepted the proposal and nominated Al- 



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