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From Russia, With Love

from russia, with love
By Essence · Updated October 30, 2020
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from russia, with love

That’s me in front of the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood,
an incredibly beautiful church in the heart of St. Petersburg.
It was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881

From Russia, With Love
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from russia, with love

The “Rimo Caliente” band playing at the Jimi Hendrix Blues Club in St. Petersburg.
You can see the red banner behind the lead singer.
The words in the half circle is “Blues Club” in Russia’s Cyrillic alphabet.

From Russia, With Love
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from russia, with love

The Russians’ impression of Jimi Hendrix, standing tall at the entrance to the Jimi Hendrix Blues Club.

From Russia, With Love
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from russia, with love

This is my Russian library card. Getting it was a must if I wanted to do research.
Stan and Alla walked me through the steps to get it.
I just got my photo taken and signed where I was told.

From Russia, With Love