Oscar I and Tsar Nicholas I

In the year 1830 Crownprince Oscar and his friend Magnus Brahe (earl, see the pic) visit Tsar Nicholas I in Saint-Petersburg, it was a friend-visit and they joined great perfomance at the palace there. In 1838 the Tsar and his son - Alexander (coming Tsar Alexander II) - visit Stockholm and met Karl XIV Johan and Oscar, they lived at Rosersbergs castle. Oscar Bernadotte was king over Sweden and Norway 1844-1859. He was also the last king in Sweden with real power. Pics on Swedish castles: Drottningholm, Stockholm castle, Ulriksdal, Rosersberg. Pics on Tsar Nicholas I and Alexander II. The statue on Alexander II is placed in Sofia (Bulgaria), he liberate the country 1878. Russian castles: the Winterpalace in Saint-Petersburg, Peterhof and the Catherine palace. The wonderful ortodox church is: "The church on the blood" in Saint-Petersburg. It was built on the place were Alexander II was deadly wounded in an assassination attempt 1881. The last pic is on the Riddarholms church, there lay Karl XIV Johan and his son Oscar I, where Rudolf Walin is buried is a mysterium... Music: Russian folk-song. Ulf Sawert