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The '''Winter Palace''' was a [[building]] in [[ | The '''Winter Palace''' was a [[building]] in [[St Petersburg]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Night Witches (audio story)|The Night Witches]]'') | ||
[[Catherine II|Catherine the Great]] built it to house her [[art collection]], and successive [[Tsar]]s and Tsarinas enhanced the building, which was eventually considered to be the most elaborate of the Tsarist Palaces. In [[1917]], the last Tsar was overthrown and the first [[Soviet]] government moved in. | [[Catherine II|Catherine the Great]] built it to house her [[art collection]], and successive [[Tsar]]s and Tsarinas enhanced the building, which was eventually considered to be the most elaborate of the Tsarist Palaces. In [[1917]], the last Tsar was overthrown and the first [[Soviet]] government moved in. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]] attempted to visit the Winter Palace in St Petersburg in [[1782]], but they materialised in the vicinity of [[Stalingrad]] in [[1942]] instead. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Night Witches (audio story)|The Night Witches]]'') | |||
After Cousin [[Anastasia Romanov|Anastasia]] founded the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]], the Winter Palace served as its capitol. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | After Cousin [[Anastasia Romanov|Anastasia]] founded the [[Thirteen-Day Republic]], the Winter Palace served as its capitol. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
Revision as of 01:10, 5 January 2019
The Winter Palace was a building in St Petersburg. (AUDIO: The Night Witches)
Catherine the Great built it to house her art collection, and successive Tsars and Tsarinas enhanced the building, which was eventually considered to be the most elaborate of the Tsarist Palaces. In 1917, the last Tsar was overthrown and the first Soviet government moved in. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright attempted to visit the Winter Palace in St Petersburg in 1782, but they materialised in the vicinity of Stalingrad in 1942 instead. (AUDIO: The Night Witches)
After Cousin Anastasia founded the Thirteen-Day Republic, the Winter Palace served as its capitol. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
