The stronghold in its present look was built in 1280. The citizens of Novgorod handed it over to the son of Alexander Nevsky - prince Dmitry.

We get a good view of the capital's 13th-century city walls and turrets and the onion-shaped dome of the Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox church as we drive in along the coast road.

Eisenstein:Soviet filmmaker considered among the most influential directors in the history of motion pictures. His films include Potemkin (1925) and alexander Nevsky (1938), his first film with sound.