The main museum complex comprises six buildings, including the Winter Palace, which was the home ... is the main reason some travelers visit St. Petersburg in the first place.

With Tsar Nicholas away at the front commanding Russia's war effort, the capital, St. Petersburg (then called ... provisional government inside the Winter Palace days before it was stormed by ...

Stop by the area's Russian Museum ... of the dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Winter Palace. The east side of the island is also home to St. Petersburg State University.