Weekend

Quiet Pargolovo bewitches today like it was two centuries ago. One won't find more suitable place for romantic walk during week-end: these trees and ponds heard many love declarations and oathes.

«The citizen of Perm who won Paris» as I.Brodsky named Sergey Djagileva, he admired Venice more than anything and eventually he departed in this city. But for St.Petersburg - Northern Venice - Dyagilev did everything he could, and even more …

In 1906 repercussion of the Russian revolution also affected Finland. At least two political attempts were prepared in Terijoki resort…

The first enemy of people appeared in Russia before the Soviet time. In March, 1901 ideas of Dr Stockmann provoked political demonstration on Nevsky prospect in St.Petersburg. it happened when the Moscow Art Theatre was touring in St.Petersburg and it staged the play of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen «An Enemy of the People» under the title "Dr. Stokmann". Stanislavsky himself played the main part …

Alexandre Dumas- descendant of Rurik … Having learnt about it, I was not at all surprised. Who can be more Russian than the author of " Three musketeers"? Probably that was the reason why he was so aspired to go to Russia and in 1858-1859 has travelled from St.Petersburg to the Caucasus

To imagine Florentine palazzo Strozzi and interiors of Venetian palazzo Ducale, it's not necessary to leave the Northern Capital. You should just walk around grand-ducal residences…

Sphinxes on quay. Ancient Gods on facades of houses… we rarely think about it, but St.Petersburg is literally impregnated with Egyptian ancient motives.

Could Peter the I guess when ordering to partition off the river Sister that he would create a unique resort zone?

If my friends from other cities happen to have a spare day I always invite them to go to Vyborg. After the trip nobody regrets about four hours spent for getting there, and I feel such a pride, as if I have built this city myself.