One can find here fish floating at the height of the second floor! And the balcony is turned into a ship. These decorations was made during one of the city contests in the nomination “Best balcony design”. More

These funny men made of paper and glued on the wall can be seen in different places of the city: on Italyanskaya Street, nearby Isaac’s square, in a yard on Marata Street. But they disappear very quickly: they are painted over or taken away by the guardians of cleanness in the street. All the figures are easily identified as the children of... More

I found this mysterious inscription in the museum of Anna Akhmatova. You can see it on the right wall under the arch entering the museum from 53, Liteiny prospect. I wanted to read these words but I was not able to do this until one passer opened the secret: in order to read the lines you need a mirror. More

Whatever people say things always happen in the best way: where could we see the posters with quotes from “Crime and Punishment“ if Vladimirskaya metro station had not been repaired? Black blots and old paper make them look like real! People waiting behind the quotes of the great novelist Dostoevsky, what are your thoughts? I wonder if... More

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This miracle appeared in 2009 – it looks impressive! More

Just on Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev's right hand one can find his genial creation: the Periodic Table of Elements. More

A giant panel on the firewall nearby Triumphal Arch depicts revolting workers and indicates that here was a hotbed for the revolutionary movement. This fresco is a graduate work made by the students of Mukhina Art Academy in 1965. In my opinion this is the best way to ennoble the huge and unsightly firewalls! More

A metal boot is hanging on the wall of a shoe store or a workshop. Being really ancient it began to crumble… More

The first exposition of Nadi Albul (Skuryat) is called “5 minutes before the beginning of the summer”. It was held since 11 May till 15 June 2010 in the Composers’ house (phone +7 (812) 571 35 48) More information can be found here: http://avantgarde-art.livejournal.com/ and http://vk.com/club17226762. More

“Do you want to know the extent of your stupidity? Measure your pride”. “Try to live your life in such a way that every third one would like to be your grandchild”. “Every greeting has an element of a vitamin”. These aphorisms are written on the concrete fence that is parallel to the street Tsimbalina. I remember... More

Even our city has a particular monument (though tiny and inconspicuous) to Super Mario - a character of a popular computer game and symbol of Japanese Company “Nintendo”. Well, it’s not surprising – the game Super Mario was entered into the Guinness World Records as best selling one! I wonder if someone could tell that never... More

I have made an unexpected discovery in this yard: a wonderful picture on the wall just behind the arch. More