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

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

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

Who is that Mikhail Bobrov in honor of whom the rollers’ race is organized? He’s a unique person, born on the 11th of august, 1923, in Petrograd. The Russian Federation veteran coach, master of sports, international arbiter, the president of the St. Petersburg Modern Pentathlon Federation, professor, the author of 60 research papers. He got 26 government... More

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This unique troupe is celebrating its 20th anniversary. In the courtyard between the 7th and the 8th lines their rehearsal spot is located. There is a modest two-story house where they keep their props and rehearse. The troupe consists of 3 actors and 1 director. If they are not on tour their original minibus usually can be seen behind the garden on... More

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A mystery faith of Avel the monk and his precise forecasts. Avel the monk (1757-1841) left his mark in the history of Russia by unusual and disastrous forecasts about the State Heads’ faiths, which came true to a dot. In spite of a simple peasant origin he was honored private meeting with three Russian emperors having ruled one by one. Each his... More

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Live sculpture, which appeared for the first time on boulevard La-Rambla in Barcelona relatively long time ago and today is so widespread in the Western Europe, has reached St.-Petersburg. It is possible, that performances of the actors working in this genre have started earlier, but I have seen this show for the first time. The actor stands without... More

Every evening and weekend “skipjacks” gather on Dvortsovaya square, sorry, I just don’t know the name of this sport using spring loaded stilts. On Dvortsovaya square you can see beginners as well as professionals, they show different tricks. The flip over three couples standing on the same stilts is not a high point. It’s really worth seeing!... More

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