In the city

The sightseeings of Saint Petersburg

The city views of St. Petersburg are amazing in their diversity. Do you like museums, churches, cathedrals or chic palaces? Theater? Or reading poems of a world-famous poet? Learn about the lives of rulers or see the symbol of the October Revolution? Then you definitely should come to Saint Petersburg and see all the sights of your interest with own eyes.

The historical model theater "PETROVSKAYA AQUATORIA" is a new ambitious interactive project that has no analogues in Russia and abroad!   The PETROVSKAYA AQUATORIA model theater is located on the sixth floor of the "Admiral" shopping and entertainment complex, located above the lobby of the…

We all know that in Russian history, two rulers were officially awarded the title of Great - Peter 1 and Catherine 2. And if the main monument to the emperor is located on the embankment with a gaze facing the Neva, then the monument to…

Who doesn't know the Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow? It is one of the largest museums in the world dedicated to space exploration and rocketry. However, St. Petersburg also has its own museum of cosmonautics - much smaller in size, but certainly no less significant…

The State Museum of the History of Religion was founded in 1931 within the USSR Academy of Sciences. The initiator of the Museum and its first director was the outstanding Russian historian of religion, ethnographer and anthropologist V. Bogoraz-Tan. The collections of the new museum…

The branch of the Museum of the History of the City, telling about its life and development in the 1920s-40s, is located in a large prominent building on the English Embankment on the banks of the Neva, which itself is a vivid example of the…

Monument to Fyodor Dostoevsky in St Petersburg

The first monument to F. Dostoevsky was erected in Moscow on Tsvetnoy Boulevard in 1918 as part of Lenin's plan of monumental propaganda - a granite statue by the sculptor Merkurov of 1911-1913. However, in 1936 the monument was moved to Dostoevsky Street in front…

Alexandrinsky Theatre - Russian State Academy Drama Theater, Saint Petersburg Russia

The legendary Alexandrinsky Theater is the oldest national theater in Russia. It was established by a Senate Decree signed by the daughter of Peter the Great, Empress Elizabeth on August 30, 1756. The theater became the first state public theater in Russia and began its…

Battleship Poltava. Photo by Andrey Shremetev

The battleship Poltava project is a faithful recreation for museum purposes of the first large ship of the Russian Navy, launched at the St. Petersburg Admiralty in 1712. The choice of the name of the ship was not accidental - in honor of the place…

Metro station hall in Saint Petersburg Russia

You would probably ask what can be attractive and interesting in getting to know such a utilitarian destination as the city underground? There may be nothing all over the world, but not in the cities of the former Soviet Union. Starting from the first lines…

Gostiny Dvor on Nevsky Prospekt in St Petersburg

Gostiny Dvor is the historical Russian name for shopping galleries. It can be translated as a guest house or guest yard. Since ancient times, the word Gost’ (Guest) in Russia meant a merchant who came to trade. Therefore, both indoor markets and shopping arcades began…