"Sankt Petersburg-the Northern Russia's capital" Top 5 Page for this destination Gorod Sankt-Peterburg by LanaFromRiga

Gorod Sankt-Peterburg Travel Guide: 4,506 reviews and 7,910 photos

The Winter Grave - Gorod Sankt-Peterburg

The Northern Venice

Many people call St.Petersburg as the Northern Venice becaude there are many canals and bridges. This is "Winter grave" channel near the Hermitage.

St.Petersburg is the city of Russian inteligence

Pushkin

St.Petersburg is the city of famous Russian poet Alexandr Pushkin. Pushkin loved this city very much. He wrote about Sankt Petersburg many poems, the most popular of them are "Eugeny Onegin" and "The Copper Horseman". In the photo is the monument of Alexandr Pushkin in the park near the Russian Museum.

Hello comrade Lenin!

Lenin and Smolny

The building in the beckground of photo is Smolny palace. It is famous because in 1917 there was the first Soviet state administration and Vladimir Lenin - the father of Russian revolution. The Smolny palace befor the revolution was the college for girls.
There is Sankt Petersburg's city administration now.

Pros and Cons

Pros:So many historical and arhitecture monuments in one city
Cons:service sphere is in Soviet style, food is unpalatable
In a nutshell:The city with a great culture and history

Last visit to Gorod Sankt-Peterburg: Jul 2003
Intro Updated Sep 20, 2005
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The Nowadays sphinx Favorites (9)

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The Historical sphinx Favorites (9)

It is the real sphinx from Egypt. Russian queen Ekaterina II liked history very much. She commanded to collect art and... more travel advice

St.Petersburg's sphinxes Favorites (9)

Sankt Petersburg is the city of sphinxes. This sphinx is Egyptian Bridge's part. The Egyptain Bridge spanning the River... more travel advice

The park house Things to Do (10)

In the big park in Pushkin town are many park houses. They are built in different styles. This is "Caprice". more travel advice

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The Dearborns museum in Pushkin town
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Comments (28)

RickinDutch Oct 17, 2011 at 3:14 PM Report Abuse

Came back to revisit your St Petersburg pages. Nicely done.
BruceDunning Jul 14, 2009 at 12:38 PM Report Abuse

Thank you for the tour through this city. You must always be climbing, jumping or flying around-very agile
breughel Sep 11, 2007 at 2:25 AM Report Abuse

Hello Lana, I was looking if you had been to Venice this year? After reading your tips I'm dreaming of going to St-Petersburg.
hunterV Jun 12, 2007 at 9:34 PM Report Abuse

Hi, Lana! I enjoyed my stay there, too!
nixca316 Feb 4, 2007 at 9:32 AM Report Abuse

Great pics and tips, Lana! =)
Avieira67 Sep 29, 2006 at 9:39 AM Report Abuse

Hello Lana, Thank you very much for you great tips about Saint Petersburg! Best wishes,
TheView Feb 18, 2006 at 3:27 AM Report Abuse

So its a she ;))
Skripa Oct 25, 2005 at 2:21 AM Report Abuse

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Propermark Sep 20, 2005 at 2:59 AM Report Abuse

Really nice pics and good tips! I'd like to visit Russia one day! Just one thing: the Italian architect surname should be "Rossi" and not Rossy...
morgenhund Aug 4, 2005 at 1:00 PM Report Abuse

Great tips - I'm off there next week! Mike