Because it was built on the spot where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881, this church is popularly known as the Church on Spilled Blood. (It's also called the Church of the Resurrection, Church of the Savior on the Blood, Resurrection of Christ, Assumption, and Church of the Redeemer. During the Second World War, it was used as a warehouse for vegetables, leading to the sardonic name of Savior on Potatoes. It suffered significant damage during the Siege of Leningrad. After the war, it was used as a warehouse for a nearby opera theatre.
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