The Russia House was filmed in Moscow and St. Petersburg Russia
Locations
Palace Square
Scene where Barley tries to convince Dante to leave Katya out of it.
Scene was shot Palace Square is the central city square of St Petersburg. Many historic events took place there, including the Bloody Sunday massacre and parts of the October Revolution of 1917. Between 1918 and 1944, it was known as Uritsky Square. Two wings of the building are connected with the Triumphal Arch entrance that includes three interlinked arches, decorated with bas-relief. Arches are not located one after another, so when passing through each of them, you will gradually view the greatness and spaciousness of the square. On top of the Arch you can see a chariot with six horses that are guided by the majestic Goddess Glory with the laurel wreath in one hand and the standard in another one. The sculptural project was created by Stepan Pimenov and Vasily Demut-Malinovsky. The Arch was opened on October 24th in 1828.
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Palace Pavilion 1825
Scene where Barley and Katya are sitting in the park.
Scene was shot This is the only surviving building from the palace of Emperor Alexander I located here at the beginning of the 19th century. Kolomenskoye was a place where the future emperor often visited in childhood together with his grandmother Catherine II. In 2005-2006, the Moscow State United Museum-Reserve carried out a full-scale restoration of the pavilion, which returned it to its original appearance.
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Palace Square - Aleksandrovskaya Kolonna
Scene where Dante tells Barley about the Russian Revolution and how it started on the square.
Scene was shot Palace Square is the central city square of St Petersburg. Many historic events took place there, including the Bloody Sunday massacre and parts of the October Revolution of 1917. Between 1918 and 1944, it was known as Uritsky Square. In the centre of the square stands the Alexander Column. The monument was raised after the Russian victory in the war with Napoleon's France. It was designed by Auguste de Montferrand. It is 47.5 metres high.
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Red Square
Scene where Barley and Katya walk the Red Square
Scene was shot The Red Square is the most important city square in Moscow, Russia. It separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and now the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod. The name Red Square originates neither from the colour of the surrounding bricks nor from the link between the colour red and communism. Rather, the name came about because the Russian word krasnaya, which means both red and beautiful.
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