Today in History, March 12

{{Ninety-six years ago today, on March 12, 1918, Moscow became Russia’s capital again. The title had belonged to St. Petersburg for over 200 years.}}

{{Above is a painting by Fyodor Yakovlevich Alekseyev of Moscow’s Red Square in the early 19th century.Below is the Kremlin in Moscow Russia}}

{{Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg}}

{{St. Petersburg city}}

{{Hermitage Museum in st. Petersburg}}

{{Winter Palace in st. Petersburg}}

{{Russia President greets senior Military officers}}

{{Above an Olympic stadium in Sochi Russia where the Olympic Games were held 2014.Sochi cost $51B, $49B more than Salt Lake City Olympics.Below is Bolshoy Ice Dome which cost $302M to build. The equivalent stadium built for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver cost a mere $51M.}}