selected

Soviet politician Sergei Kirov was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad.

Historical image related to Soviet politician Sergei Kirov was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad. from December 1, 1934

Sergei Kirov

Soviet politician and revolutionary (1886–1934)

Sergei Mironovich Kirov was a Russian and Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary. Kirov was an early revolutionary in the Russian Empire and a member of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. Kirov became an Old Bolshevik and personal friend…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Smolny Institute

Palladian edifice in Saint Petersburg, Russia

The Smolny Institute is a Palladian edifice in Saint Petersburg that has played a major part in the history of Russia, notably as a center of women's education, and the headquarters of the Bolsheviks during the early stages of the October Revolution.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Saint Petersburg

Federal city in Russia

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of 1,439 sq km, Saint Petersburg is the smallest…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)