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Amelie Postcards. The Series "My Russia. The view of the Tolbukhin lighthouse from Kotlin Island. St. Petersburg", Gleb Purikhov, 2021
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The Tolbukhin Lighthouse is the oldest one in Russia. It is situated in the Gulf of Finland, on the tip of Kotlin Spit, five kilometers away from the town of Kronstadt. It was founded in 1719 by Peter the Great and named after Fedot Tolbukhin, a hero of the Great Northern War. The lighthouse was initially constructed as a temporary wooden tower, and remained as such for almost a century before being rebuilt with stone in 1810.
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