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There is a small hill at Kupchinsky wasteland. It became a place of confrontation of many forces. First, a shrine of Perun appeared on the hill. Then close to the hill there was built an Orthodox church and on the place where the temples previously were, sports facilities are to be built. And meanwhile a zorb ball rolls down the slope. More

The reconstruction of the Summer Garden is good for the occupation layer of the time of Peter the Great and not that good for the post-war epoch. More

In this famous house of Silver Age (the beginning of the 20th century in Russian literature) bohemia the residents of huge communal flats often complain about cries, noises and sounds of broken pottery in the night. Was built in 1876 by architect A. Ivanov. More

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

The pie shop was opened in 1956. There are up to 20 sorts of pies on the menu. It’s a favorite place of students of Leningrad Institute of Aircraft Design (LIAP). More

This is a school, but not an ordinary one. Here in the evening it is necessary to show children the door, since they do not want at all to go home, because at school it is better than at home. No wonder. Besides the usual school subjects they also play the flute, knit, embroider, do wood and... More

Address – the16th Line of Vasilevsky Island in St. Petersburg. Between Smolensky bridge and Smolenskoe cemetery until 2001 was situated a ring (final stop) of a tram’s route 1 of the tram depot number 2. The route is canceled and the tram depot disappeared from the face of the city – on its site a huge modern business center named... More

They did it! Finally, since the times of Peter I, the entrance to New Holland is open for everyone. In the day of opening there stood a huge queue, people keep going there – the entrance is free from 11-00 till 22-00. There’s nothing special to look at yet, except for the aura of the place, the “bottle” prison and a famous Delamot... More

For some strange reasons, the so called “decapitation” or “raider frequency catch” the oldest Russian FM-radio station, more than 20 years old, lost its frequency. It’s a great loss, because this station was really great: foreign rock, Russian rock, jazz, folk, concerts, rare records, live improvisations and interviews... More

It’s a temporary crossroads, but hopefully the granted wishes will stay fulfilled. 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

In summer of 1888 a strong thunder-storm was over Petersburg and its suburbs. A lightning struck a chapel at Glass factory, burned the internal walls, but didn’t touch the icon of the Virgin, despite the fact that other icons were singed by the flame, and the alms bowl was totally destroyed. The icon of the Virgin was hung on a lace in the chapel’s... More