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Today in History, Dec. 2 By The Moscow Times Dec. 2, 2013 172 years ago today, on Dec. 2, 1841, the Anichkov Bridge — a landmark in St. Petersburg — re-opened after reconstruction. The bridge is most famous for its four horse sculptures and has appeared in the works of Pushkin, Gogol, and Dostoevsky.
