classical look; nobles and the imperial family erected similar churches on their
estates, as did factory owners in industrial and manufacturing centers—St. Peters-
burg, Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Gusev in Vladimir gubernia—surrounding the prole-
tariat with images of regime and faith.
Figure C.2The Cathedral of the Resurrection in St. Petersburg (built 1883–1907), popu-
larly known as“Church on the Spilled Blood”because it sits on the site where Alexander II
was mortally wounded in 1881, exemplifies the Russian Revival architecture that accom-
panied the emergence of Russification as imperial policy in the late nineteenth century. Its
lavish ornament and onion domes contrast sharply with the capital’s European classicism.
Photo: Jack Kollmann.
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