Igor Feodosievich Toropov is a creator, father and “perpetuum mobile” of the interactive museum-laboratory. In the “Amusing experiments study” Feodosich is Tsar and God. Enthusiast and jack-of-all-trades he created hundreds of devices, demonstrating physical laws in optics, electricity and mechanics. All these devices are handmade. He uses wires,... More

There exists such an interesting art-group ”Gematsukatory”. I don’t know the details, but I’ve seen them once at the tattoo and body-art fest. By all appearances, it’s something distinctive, of Petersburg style. At least, according to Yandex there’s nothing alike in other cities. :) More

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This woman used to be the team mascot, the part of the soul of FC Zenit. It’s Sofia Iosifovna Aranovich. Unfortunately, she passed away at night on May, 17th in 2006, at the age of 91. Stadium “Petrovsky” has honored her with a minute of silence. She’s been a fan of “Zenit” since 1934, when the Leningrad team used to be called “Stalinets”. Sofia... More

Here’s a talented street puppet master. He’s been noticed near the Summer Garden several times. His puppets are singing and dancing. He can manage two and even three puppets at the time. More

Passing the bridge near the Saviour's Church-on-a-Blood we can see an artist in a black beret: bearded and gray-haired man, with his easel and, accordingly, brushes ... The same cathedral is always seen on the easel - now I can't just understand, is it a one picture, or he draws different every day? He responds everybody to a... More

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To my surprise I found a dovecot in the suburbs of Saint-Petersburg. I thought that this marvel has disappeared forever! But this shed proves that the pigeon breeders still exist and save endangered species of pigeons. More

On the intersection of the 6th Line of Vasylievsky Island and Bolshoi Prospect there is a Cathedral of Saint Andrew and nearby one can see flocks of pigeons. There are a lot of them! The pigeons are not afraid of people: if you outstretch your hand, even without any feed, they will fly up and sit on it. More

Well, I am not an expert on Saint-Petersburg ducks but I can assure you that ducks in the ponds of Ekateringofsky park are most friendly and talkative! Local ducks are definitely worth seeing! The park itself is not less remarkable in my opinion, I like it very much. More

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An amusing man skating with poles in the city – it may be a former athlete who exercises away of ski run. He even has a helmet with adjustable mirrors! More