Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (born June 6, 1799, killed in a duel in St. Petersburg on February 10, 1837), Russian poet, playwright and prose writer, critic and literary theorist, historian and publicist,

It's nice to realize that the president of the Russian Federation in ordinary life looks like an ordinary person and he likes the same hobbies as for ordinary people. This is how Putin likes to spend his

The Trinity-Peter's Cathedral (St. Peter's Church of the Holy Trinity) - was the first church in St. Petersburg, which gave the name of its first square, the former center of city life (the Trinity Church

The Piskarevskoye memorial cemetery is located in the north of St. Petersburg, one of the mass graves of the victims of the siege of Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and the soldiers of the Leningrad Front during

In the north-western region of St. Petersburg on the Serafimovskoye cemetery is the wooden church of Seraphim of Sarov, built in 1906 - 1907, designed by the Russian architect Nikolai Nikitich Nikonov.

I spent the evenings in my room adoring. It's warm, there's a blanket, and you can also bring sweets or cookies. Complete relaxation. Often I wanted to read some book, but I chose instead to watch the

In one of the northern districts of St. Petersburg - Kolomyagi, there is a beautiful and well-preserved wooden church. This is the church of St. Great Martyr Dmitry Solunsky. The church was built in 1905

The Botanical Garden (formerly the Imperial Botanical Garden) in St. Petersburg is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Russia and is part of the structure of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The collection

Six months ago I was thinking about starting to do sport, but usually it's not my practice in the gym. I just do not like to repeat the same exercises several times a day and several times a week, and

Not far from St. Petersburg on the expanses of Lake Ladoga there is an amazing and beautiful by its nature island of Konevets. The island is very popular with tourists and pilgrims. The island is rarely

Ivangorod fortress was built in 1492 on the right bank of the Narva River. The fortress was named in honor of the reigning Ivan the Third Vasilievich. The purpose of building the fortress was to protect

Beautiful photos can be made even from simple landscapes and species. I already often made such posts about the photos I was making, and now I'm doing such a small selection photos again. Post a visual

During the trip in the car, I managed to enjoy the music to such an extent that the next day I could not think of music. Yes, maybe I loved listening to music when I was sad, but sometimes I was overwhelmed

Shlisselburg Fortress is an ancient Russian fortress on the Nut Island in the source of the Neva River, opposite the town of Shlisselburg in the Leningrad (Saint-Petersburg) Region. Founded in 1323, from

According to archaeological data, next to the place where the town of Novaya Ladoga is located today, the village of Staraya Ladoga was the oldest settlement of Ancient Rus (the possible capital of the

When I saw the signs on my jeans jacket from my friend Nastya, I realized that I also want the same ones. But there were two problems: I did not know where to buy badges for clothes, since we do not have

To the north-west of St. Petersburg, almost on the border of Russia with Finland is located a small and beautiful by its nature and architecture city of Vyborg. The city of Vyborg was founded in the 13th

Reading books very often helps to distract from problems in life, and relax a little. In the modern world, reading books is not very popular, as modern technology has replaced modern books, and now it

On the road on the way to the resort towns I told you about (Fox Nose, Sestroretsk and Zelenogorsk) there is a place called Lakhta. In this area, which is part of the resort area of St. Petersburg, is

124 kilometers from St. Petersburg to the north, almost on the border with the Republic of Karelia, is a small town of Priozersk. The first mention of the settlement dates back to 1295. It was a fortress