I bought this recently - approx 12" long with a picture of Petrograd (St Petersburg) no name on it but a  great scene !

That tin shows a very interesting scene Parian

That city was the capital of the Russian Empire for over 200 years
The Palace has survived numerous revolutions and two World Wars ( including the siege of Leningrad during WW2 )

I wonder what period the image on the tin represents ( my guess would be late 20's early 30's ). Looks to be a prosperous time for Petrograd  . And then came the next war...

Relics

It was only Petrograd from 1914 - 1924 and I cannot imagine the Bolshieviks allowing images like this so I would say it was made between 1914 - 1917 one of the figures on horseback is a Cossack  - not something "allowed" later !

Relatives of my Late Grandparents had a place across the Neva  - where my Late Grandfather was born (1912) they left before the Revolution.

Very interesting Parian . The image is a small window in time . Obviously a very difficult time for the Russians with the Revolution and WW 1 .

A quick google makes for some interesting reading

Do you know where the tin was made  ..  ?

Relics

Love the tin Parian. It's a great image of the time right before Russia headed into such a tragic period of it's history. The communists tried to wipe out most of their history but thankfuly the Winter Palace survived. Hers's an interesting photo taken recently of the palace from roughly the same angle.

Vlad