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Plumbing
Read more...Plumbing was installed in St Petersburg in two instalments (1863, 1870). Many pipes failed to be maintained following the turmoil of the revolution. Like food, water was also rationed in Petrograd (1...
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Streetlights
Read more...A system of street lighting was introduced in St Petersburg by Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Le Blond (1718). The first streetlights were oil lamps in the area around the Winter Palace. Gas streetlights we...
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