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Ghosts are the constant companions of all the old cities. Through the streets Rome, Madrid, London, Paris, Prague dozens of ghosts walk about each of which the locals will tell a chilling story. Compared to them, Petersburg is a young city, but its history is not inferior to the old-timers of Europe. Palace coups, executions, betrayal, murder – guides have something to entertain tourists. Petersburg nights ghostly witnesses and participants in all of these events go along the city streets. We will pay tribute to the most eminent.
Peter I
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One of the first descriptions of meetings with the ghost of Peter I refers to XVIII century. Late in the evening to strolling Emperor Paul joined a companion in a wide black cloak, from which grave cold. “Who are you?” Asked Paul. Stranger turned and Paul recognized Peter I. “Poor, poor Paul!” – said the ghost, snapped into his cloak and with a quick step went into the darkness. So the ghost of Peter I warned his descendant about the imminent demise.
Residents of St. Petersburg will tell you that the spirit of Peter I often visits his city and likes to visit places where he is alive worked, lived, had fun. He’s still in a hurry somewhere and literally flies, throwing his long legs. Phantom never on anyone attacks, you just have to give way to him.
But the Bronze Horseman should beware. Petersburgers strongly advised not to wander around the monument at night, and even so no longer threaten the copper giant as crazy Eugene: “Oh to you! “According to the police archives of the 19th century, not far from the corpses with crushed skulls were repeatedly found. Many citizens are sure that the Pushkin poem did not appear on out of the blue.
Paul I
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Mikhailovsky Castle was built on the instructions of Paul I, in it the emperor intended to hide from the conspirators. But it is there and killed. Since then, the ghost of the murdered emperor wanders at night halls and moans. Employees of various Soviet institutions, lodged in the castle at different times, always preferred to leave home before dark. Meet in the dark hallway of a ghost – a little pleasant.
The guards describe him as a short pale man with candle in hand. At night, strange sounds are carried through the castle – this a ghost plays music on a flaglet (a kind of flute). On the the phantom who met him doesn’t react at all.
Only one case is known when a newly hired employee guards, deciding that he was being played, demanded from a ghost leave the guarded object immediately. Paul I broke into a cry: “Do not dare to point me! This is my castle! I am the master here!” – and walked through the wall.
Nicholas I
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Night visits to the Winter Palace are prohibited. A pity many would agree to spend the night in the Hermitage to meet a ghost Nicholas I. Here the emperor spent the last years of his life, here he worked, he died here. No wonder the spirit chose it for himself habitat.
Nicholas during his life was a very responsible person, he worked until late, worrying about the fate of the fatherland. 160 years after not him, but his ghost still walks through the halls, wondering what mistakes in governing the country he made, why Crimean The campaign was lost.
The guards got used to him and having met a figure with a military bearing and in epaulettes, according to established tradition, respectfully welcome: “Hello, Your Majesty. Excuse me if I bothered. ”
Other ghosts
The ghosts of five executed are walking along the Peter and Paul Fortress Decembrists. In 1925, the atheists and cynics of the Bolsheviks to stop the vile rumors of ghosts organized a commission. The members the commissions spent three sleepless nights in Petropavlovka, reported that there are moans and ghosts, but to catch and interrogate someone is not could.
And in the underground casemates of the fortress, female crying is often heard. it the famous princess Tarakanova, who died in his cell during the flood. (Historians claim that Princess died of consumption, but tourists prefer the artist’s version Flavitsky.)
At the walls of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the ghost of its creator looms Frenchman Montferrand. The architect bequeathed to bury himself under the vaults his main offspring, but alas! Orthodox Church refused to bury in the Orthodox church of the Catholic. Montferrand’s body was taken to homeland to France, but his spirit remained here.
Once a year, on March 1, on the embankment of the Catherine’s Canal, you can to see a woman dressed in fashion at the end of the 19th century. This is Sophia Perovskaya. Peering intently, she peers out the carriage Alexadra I. In her hands is a white scarf, to which she will give a signal. bombing revolutionaries. Apparently, during her life she was so obsessed with the idea of killing the emperor that after death returns to the place of attempt. And on Liteiny Bridge you can see a man hurrying along the affairs of the leader of the world proletariat.
Like every other big city Petersburg is not bypassed by ordinary life tragedies. They shot at him because of unrequited love young men, deceived young girls drowned in its channels, students killed for the money of old women, took their own lives ruined industrialists. Not all the souls of the dead found peace in afterlife.
Interestingly, in St. Petersburg there is a tour “Ghosts St. Petersburg; the beginning of 23:00, the end of 3 o’clock in the morning “?
Posted by Klim Podkova
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