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By chance I found the tomb of Victor Tsoi. There is an old guitar near the grave and letters on the grave’s fence. If someone decides to visit the grave, please, remember that this is a cemetery and behave with respect. More

There’re some significant places on the city map. For me this is first of all Kirov Palace of Culture. The building resembles a giant ship, nowadays, unfortunately, it’s more like the one that ran aground. It used to as if sail across the altitude of the Smolensky field. But nowadays it’s really worn itself, and all is surrounded and pressed... More

The Badaev storage was burnt down by German air attacks in the first days of the Great Patriotic war. The fire started on the 8th of September and lasted 5 hours. About 3 000 tons of flour (city reserve for 3 days) and 2 500 tons of sugar (city reserve for 1,5 days) was lost. The rest of the stored products were distributed in other city warehouses... More

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Guys! We need your help very-very much! It has been made an appointment to my friend in the very strange place at the beginning of April, 2011. The only thing we know that this is located in Saint-Petersburg, on the quay of the Gulf of Finland. There is only one photo of this place. Please, help to find! More

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In October, 1991, famous Russian singer, poet and composer, Igor Talkov, was killed during the concert in “Yubileiniy” Sports Palace. In 1992 on the face of this Sports Palace appeared a memorial tablet with the poet’s portrait and words: “In memory of a poet, singer and composer, died for Russia, from Russian people and party”. Later the... More

On the bank of Razliv lake, near Sestroretsk, in the summer of 1917 V. I. Lenin and later on his comrade Zinoviev were hiding from the authorities. Disguised as the Finnish mowers, they lived in a tent put on a glade. Here Lenin began his work on the book «The State and the Revolution» (1918). Lenin and Zinoviev remained on the bank of Razliv... More

You can, of course, take a cup of coffee in a cafe but what if you want to have a serious meal and in “nostalgia” style? Then you can visit another public catering storefront, known for a long time. Here you can as well feel the atmosphere of the soviet period: trays, self-service, stately cashier and kitchen workers in the fenestella, where you... More