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Catherine Palace, in Pushkin, Leningrad oblast, Russia

Catherine Palace, in Pushkin, Leningrad oblast, Russia

The Catherine Palace in Pushkin, Leningrad oblast, Russia.

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Leningrad oblast, Russia

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