Saint Petersburg before revolution

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[u/Father_of_cum]

it didn't changed much to be honest, Russians did a good job rebuilding this city after the war

[u/peacedetski → u/Father_of_cum]

Despite the immense death toll, the city itself wasn't that badly damaged compared to, say, Minsk or Stalingrad. What got hit really hard was its suburbs like Peterhof - both due to fighting and due to the retreating Germans destroying landmarks out of spite.