نیچه: این جهان، جهانی معطوف به قدرت است و نه هیچ چیز دیگر. و خود شما نیز، همین اراده معطوف به قدرتید و نه هیچ چیز دیگر» (اراده معطوف به قدرت، یک، ث. 216، گالیمار، 1995)
The main architectural ensemble of the Hermitage situated in the centre of St Petersburg consists of the Winter Palace, the former state residence of the Russian emperors, the buildings of the Small, Old (Great) and New Hermitages, the Hermitage Theatre and the Auxiliary House. The museum complex also includes the Menshikov Palace and the Eastern Wing of the General Staff building, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre and the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory.