A group of marching drummers during the celebrations for the anniversary of Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol's birth in St. Petersburg, which included the firing of a cannon-shot at noon from the Peter and Paul Fortress. Gogol was born on April 1, 1809. Source: PhotoXPress
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