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{{Short description|Island in St. Petersburg, Russia}}
{{other uses|Rabbit Island (disambiguation)}}
{{coord|59.9510|N|30.315|E|display=title}}▼
[[File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Peter and Paul Fortress 02.jpg|thumb|300px|Aerial view of
▲[[Image:Zayachy island.png|thumb|300px|right|Hare Island]]
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▲[[File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Peter and Paul Fortress 02.jpg|thumb|300px|Aerial view of Hare island and the [[w:Peter and Paul Fortress|Peter and Paul Fortress]].]]
▲'''Hare Island''' ([[Russian language|Russian]] Заячий остров, transliteration ''Zayachy ostrov'') is an island in the [[Neva River]] in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. It is separated by the Kronverksky Strait from [[Petrogradsky Island]] to the north, to which it is connected by the Kronverksky and Ioannovsky bridges.<ref name="spenc">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Bondarchuk |first=E. A. |author= |authorlink= |author2=Yudin, P. Y. |editor= |encyclopedia=Saint Peterburg Encyclopaedia |title=Hare Island |url=http://www.encspb.ru/en/article.php?kod=2803998750 |accessdate=2009-06-19 |edition= |publisher= |volume= |location= |id= |doi= |pages= |quote= }}</ref>
== History ==
when [[Peter the Great]] began the construction of the [[Peter and Paul fortress]] there,
himself laying the foundation stones.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~noemie/alignment/data/train/hum/petersbourg-hum.txt |title=Saint Petersburg |accessdate=2009-06-19 |last=Elhadad |first=Noémie |date=2003-05-03 |format=TXT }}</ref>
Until the late 19th century, there were three canals inside the fortress, dividing the island into four parts. The canals were filled up by the late 19th century.<ref name="spenc"/>
The island is described as offering picturesque views of
===Massacres===
During the [[Red Terror]], the island was the site of massacres of enemies of the state. Bodies were discovered during the
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Islands of Saint Petersburg]]
[[Category:River islands of Russia]]
[[Category:Peter and Paul Fortress]]
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