The creator of the portrait Vladislav Izmaylovich depicted Lenin (the leader of Russian revolution) to hide the work of Ilya Galkin (the portrait of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II) and keep it for the descendants. 1917 is the year … Continued
The festival took place from 8p.m. up to midnight 5-6 November 2016 in the very center of the city. 4 November is the National Unity day in Russia (the holiday dedicated to the end of Polish intervention in 1612). Therefore, … Continued
St Petersburg’s charming parks and gardens offer peaceful, restful and calm to take visitors out of the stresses of the world. St Petersburg has the greenest space of any major Russian city, with more than 200 gardens and parks, a … Continued
Shuvalov Palace – nab. Reki Fontanki, 21, St Petersburg, Russia Shuvalov Palace in St Petersburg, Russia houses the most of Faberge artifacts in the world. The Tsars of the Russian Empire commissioned these magnificent bejeweled eggs to gift to their … Continued
Created in 1719, New Holland Island, a 5.4 acre parcel of land formed just after the Kryukov and Admiralty Canals were connected to the Neva and Moika Rivers, in the middle of St Petersburg. The name came from its triangular … Continued