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A very unexpected and spectacular view of the Alexandrinsky Theatre. More

Suddenly 6 statues appeared on the palace roof. Before there had been statues on the roof but they were removed. In the end of 1980s they began a great restoration of the building. Architect Victor Larionov succeeded in restoring two statues before the restoration was stopped in 2006, but the architect still constructed the statues, which were finally... More

The spire with angel is a symbol of Saint Petersburg. Everybody recognizes its greatness and beauty. But I personally recognized all its greatness when saw alpinists working there. I’ve understood what a great work is applied to save the sight. It would be great if the works were announced so that everyone could enjoy it! More

This monument is dedicated to the heroic loss of torpedo boat “Steregushchii” in Russia-Japan war. On February 26 the ship fought with Japanese fleet most of the crew was killed and the ship was captured. There was a legend that two sailors who survived sank the ship. Later this legend was contradicted but the heroic fight and death of the crew... More

It’s situated in one of the most standard places of pompous St. Petersburg. There’re the lions by the Admiralty. I’ve seen them hundreds of times, but lately accidentally noticed the lion’s eyes expression. Look at him – he’s disappointed by someone, he’s almost ready to cry. More

The hooligans who mark the monuments have been common not only nowadays, but long ago, too. There’s a legend that on Nicolas I monument in St. Petersburg has got the word ЙУХ (KCUF) cast on it. It’s said that they tried to remove it while the last renovation of the monument, but didn’t succeed. To tell more, there’s the same... More

At St. Petersburg Town Day in 2011 Mikhail Lomonosov held the sphere of Kunstkamera. More

View from Manezh stairs on theIsaakievskiy cathedral. Looks like the horse tries to jump over the cathedral and leans on its edge with his hooves. More

While wandering around the city you can suddenly discover something new. Sometimes you can’t be sure whether you should be happy or disappointed with it though. 53 Galernaya st - there’s the privy councilor O. Briskorn’s house, where there are two memorial boards (as A. Pushkin had lived here from autumn of 1831 untill 1832 –... More

Petropavlovskii cathedral bell tower is very attractive. You can see there a carillon, the spire inside architecture, come closer and look at the inside spoke (old and nonworking) of the wing-angel. And what amazing city views opens up there! Everything is so unusual, absolutely new perspectives. More

This point is near Pevcheskii bridge. Very informal is entry to Dvortsovaya square through the yards of Capella and a stop at this point, it’s right after Pevcheskii bridge. At this point it seems that we see not the building of the Main Headquarters but a thin wall almost crashing. More

On the 16th of April you could see a flaring Samson statue in unusual places. So, the three months restoration and gilding of the fountain is finished. First Samson fountain was placed in front of the Great cascade in Peterhof in 1735. Since then there had been 3 Samson fountains. The last one was placed in 1947. In December 2010 it was removed for... More

An amazing view to the roof of railways ticket office. Looks like the yard is boiling, in the evening the bubbles shine mystically. The photos are not mine. I’m looking for the author to shake his hand.   More