Alexandrowka - Russische Kolonie

(Alexandrovka - Russian Colony)
Russische Kolonie / Am Schragen / Puschkinallee

In 1812, the Prussian army (then fighting with Napoleon) captured 1000 Russian troops. From these men, King Friedrich Wilhelm III decided to form a Russian choir. When Russia and Prussia later joined forces, the choir remained in Potsdam, sanctioned by Tsar Alexander I as a sign of the new friendship between the two countries. When the Tsar died in 1825, Friedrich Wilhelm decided to pay tribute by building a village for the 12 remaining members of the choir. Each house was built in the Russian style, fully furnished and came with a large garden and a cow. It was completed in 1827.