saint-petersburg, russia - august 8, 2018: wooden cross and icons in memory of grigory rasputin and the unfinished temple in the a

aleksandrovskiy before bench characters christian court cross cultures famous friend grass grave gregory group hated healer historical history human icon king known man memorable memorial memory men monks mystics outdoors park people place plaque podium politician pushkin rasputin reason royal russia saints selo sunny temporarily the tomb traditional travel trees tsarskoe wooden