Which fortress was Paul executed in?
Kremlin
Peter and Paul Fortress
Tarasov Fortress
Novodevichy Fortress
Answer
Peter and Paul Fortress, on a small island in the Neva River, St Petersburg, was the location where Paul was executed. The fortress was initially constructed in the 18th century as a citadel and subsequently served as a notorious prison. Paul, who had a fraught relationship with the Russian military and nobility, was imprisoned and killed there after being forced to abdicate in a palace coup in 1801.
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