Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Street in Potsdam


There is a Russian Colony in Potsdam by the name of Alexandrowka, created in 1826-27 upon the request of Frederick Wilheim III in memory of his deceased friend Czar Alexander I. The first inhabitants of this village were former members of a Russian soldier's choir and they would provide entertainment for the King. In 1999, the colony became part of the UNESCO World Heritage.