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Guide in St.Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg (2026)

15/07/2020

Today - July 15 - the great Dutch artist was born. Rembrandt - a genius of light & shade, a master to render human figure & emotions. He created biblical paintings, history paintings, portraits & self-portraits.
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The Hermitage museum in St.Petersburg has the 2nd largest in the world (after Amsterdam) collection of paintings by Rembrandt; it numbers 24 paintings, belonging to all periods of his artistic development.
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Swipe to see some of the pearls of the collection ➡️
Flora, Danae, David & Jonathan, Holy Family, Old Man in Red, the Return of the Prodigal Son.
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The Hermitage has finally opened its doors for the visitors. The entrance is possible via booking online tickets. I hope, soon the borders will be opened for the travelers and you’ll have the chance to see the masterpieces of the museum.

01/06/2020

A delightful gothic church... not to miss in St.Petersburg!
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Out of the hundreds churches in St.Petersburg one that stands out due to it’s unique and striking appearance is Chesme Church.
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It was built in the late 18th century to commemorate the victory of the Russian fleet over the Turks. It is believed that at the place where the church stands Russian Empress Catherine II learned about the victory. Some interesting facts:
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♦️Alexander Pushkin had his 3 children baptized in this church
♦️Russian Field marshal Michael Kutuzov prayed for the victory over the French here
♦️after the revolution of 1917 the church was used a labor camp, then as a storehouse
♦️after the WWII it was carefully restored and turned into the museum of the Battle of Chesme; in 1991 it was given back to Orthodox Church and reopened for worship
♦️it is one of the rear examples of the neo-gothic style in St.Petersburg
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Once in St.Petersburg make sure you have it on your must-visit list ✔️

25/05/2020

St.Petersburg is well-known for having a big number of palaces. Look to the right - look to the left in the city’s center and it is all palaces that belonged to aristocrats. Nowadays many of them house museums or public organizations like wedding halls, hotels. Opulence unites the palaces, the atmosphere inside sets them apart.
Inside the Yusupov Palace one feels not only the wealth of the owners, but also the warmth of a home... though a big one (120 rooms). Balls, Christmas market, theatrical performances took place there with up to 2000 people visiting at once.
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After the revolution of 1917 members of the Yusupov family left their mansion with no chances to return back. Since then the palace was a House of Teachers, a hospital during the WWII, a sports school was inside, and finally it became the museum. Nowadays we can enjoy luxurious interiors that were carefully restored and preserved by the contemporary artists.
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On the photo ➡️ Moorish room, Main staircase, Tapestry drawing room, and interiors of the female part of the palace.

18/05/2020

The suburbs of St.Petersburg - the Tsars Village (Pushkin city nowadays). Only 25km away from St.Petersburg one can find himself in a quiet green place with the richness and abundance of gold like in St.Petersburg. A very well-known site mainly because of the Catherine’s Palace with the Amber room and the story behind it.
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Not only the Palace is to see, also the magnificent Alexander Park with chinese bridges, chinese village, pavilion Shapel and more.
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Once making plans for St.Petersburg, don’t spare time for the suburbs with marvelous gardens.

15/05/2020

How many churches are there in St.Petersburg?
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This is one of the most frequently asked questions. Visiting Russia means seeing a lot of churches of different styles. However, one thing they have in common - the domes. But even the domes are of different shapes and colors. I’ll tell you more - all these distinctive features have a certain meaning:
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✝️ Number of domes might be from 1 to 13. The most common churches are with 5 domes where the largest dome stands for Jesus Christ, 4 smaller domes - for Evangelists.
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✝️ Color. The most common domes are gilded ones. They symbolize Eternity and power of God.
Blue with golden stars ⭐️ show virginity and purity of Mother Mary, stars allude to Bethlehem stars, which marked birth of Jesus Christ.
Green domes symbolize holt spirit.
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✝️ Name. The churches are named after saints or religious holidays.
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On the photo is the Assumption Church - a functioning Russian Orthodox Church.
And the answer to the question 👆🏻- more than 200 functioning churches in the city.

08/05/2020

Hello everyone!
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Tomorrow - May 9 - is a big day in Russia. On this day we celebrate the victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) which is a part of WWII. The Victory Day is celebrated annually with parade in every city, musical concerts, fireworks.
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This year grand celebrations dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the end of the war are cancelled. No march of troops, accompanied by pieces of military equipment, no veterans watching the event, no ordinary people marching with the photos of the relatives who took part in the war... all this is due to the pandemic and the high risks associated.
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Today the main sights for celebrations are empty, no big preparations.
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Only the Air Force parade will take place with fireworks in the evening 🎆
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On the photos in gallery you can see the way this holiday was celebrated in St.Petersburg in 2019.

01/05/2020

Happy International Labour’s Day!
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The holiday that started in 1884 in the USA spread all over the world.
Russia first celebrated the Labour Day back in 1890, decades before the formation of Soviet Union.
From 1917, May 1 demonstrations were an annual occasion with millions of workers attending them all over the country. They would carry slogans such as “All power to the Soviets”, “All power to the Labour Class”, “Peace. Labour. May!”.
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For a very long time this holiday was a symbol of revolution, a struggle between rich and poor classes. After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 the celebrations of May 1 lost their political meaning. In 1997 the name was changed to ‘Labour and Spring Day’, which is a public holiday when almost everyone in the country has a day-off. Most Russians use this day for gardening and spending time with their families.
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This year is no exception - there will be no public events due to the quarantine - but the dacha season had started already and many people left the cities to spend time in the countryside.
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On the photo my lovely tourists Jeff&Marcia from LA tasting Russian donuts 🍩

11/04/2020

Did you know St.Petersburg has several names ⁉️
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The city was named and re-named, and has several unofficial well-recognizable names.
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🔹St.Petersburg. Let’s start with the official one - it was given by the founder of the city - Peter I.
No, Peter I named the city not after himself, though there would be sense, but after Saint Peter.
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🔹 Petrograd. 1914 - beginning of the WWI - and the German sounding names were replaced with the Russian ones. The meaning was the same - the city of Peter - sounded differently.
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🔹 LENINGRAD - renamed in 1924 after Lenin, who was the head of the revolution of 1917. The city retained this name for more than 60 years.
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❗️In 1991 (when Soviet Union collapsed) there was a referendum where citizens voted for the return of the historical name to the city - St.Petersburg.
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❗️What’s interesting - on the plane tickets you will see a short code LED that stands for St.Petersburg. In fact, on the tickets the city is still Leningrad.
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🔹 Piter, SPb - these are short names of the city.
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🔹 Cultural capital - we strongly believe that St.Petersburg is about culture and we can always prove that by naming numerous theaters, museums, events
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🔹Northern capital or second capital. There is a story behind. The city was the official capital of Russia for 200 years. And nowadays it is the second important city in the country. Besides, it is the most Northern city with the population over 1 mln people (population is 5.5 mln).
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Which name you like most of all? Write in comments 🔽

06/04/2020

Monument to the last Russian Czar - Nikolas II & his wife Alexandra.
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Some interesting facts:
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👑 Nikolas II became the Czar early at the age of 26
👑 His wife Alexandra - a princess from Germany - was a grand daughter of Queen of UK - Victoria
👑 Being (one of) the richest families in the World, they presented each other with gifts very often. The most famous and expensive - Faberge Easter Eggs. Nikolas purchased 20+ richly decorated Eggs with precious stones for Alexandra
👑 The whole family - Nikolas, Alexandra and their 5 children - were killed in 1918
👑 In 2000 they were canonized by Russian Orthodox Church. Nowadays in many Russian churches you can see icons with the images of the last Imperial family
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To get a good understanding of their life and death, of revolution of 1917, I strongly recommend to watch a Netflix movie The Last Czars.

20/03/2020

Hello everyone!
Due to the vast spread of Coronavirus many public places are closed and people stay home. This is a good opportunity to read, learn and do things you’ve never had time for. Russian movies will give a good understanding of Russian mentality, history of the country for the past 30-40years.
Here’s my TOP 5 ⬇️
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✅ Moscow doesn’t believe in tears (1979)
This is a story of a young girl, love, betrayal... With the happy end, of course.
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✅ Everything will be fine (1995)
The story takes place in modern Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed and shows the difference in peoples’ lives, attitude and again the main theme is love.
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✅ Brother - part 1 (1997), part 2 (2000)
This one is about criminal St.Petersburg, travel from Russia to the USA and back.
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✅ Peculiarities of the National Hunting (1995) & Peculiarities of the National Fishing (1998)
Both movies are comedies with a scent of vodka and fun.
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✅ 12 (2007) - this a remake of American movie ‘12 Angry Men’.
The film is a reflection on what freedom and compassion are; the ability to help a completely stranger who is in trouble.
Various and very typical characters are represented in those 12 men.
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What movie is more likely you’ll watch?
Let me know in the comments ⬇️

16/03/2020

Hey guys!
The new week is here and there’re some news on Covid-19:
❗️ the official statistics says there’re 65 people in Russia with coronavirus: 34 in Moscow, 6 in St.Petersburg, 25 - other regions
❗️ in many schools children are on remote educational programs
❗️ the International Economic Forum (beg.of June 2020) is cancelled
✔️ what is interesting - there’s no panic in St.Petersburg
✔️ what is unusual - the city looks a bit empty
✔️ what inspires - we all will come over it
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It’s time to stop, to reconsider and reevaluate many things, and, perhaps, to pray for the safe and healthy future 🙏🏻
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On the photo an icon of Alexander Nevsky - patron saint of St.Petersburg - praying in a domestic church. The icon is a mosaic itself and can be seen in the Spilled Blood Church.

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