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Today in History, Sept. 11

By The Moscow Times
Winter Palace with the Alexander Column. Leonard G.

179 years ago today, on Sept. 11, 1834, the Alexander Column was erected in St. Petersburg's Palace Square. The column is a monument to commemorate Russia's victory in the Napoleonic wars.

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