It is interesting to see how many traces of Peter’s city could be found during our visits almost 30 years ago. When we toured the museum exhibit of life sized dioramas of the WW2 defense of the city I was realized that I had stood on the very spot in the city now recreated in the room I had just entered.
The amount of toil and suffering it took to build that city was immense. I love the stark beauty of the last picture with the boat sailing on the gulf of Finland. Impressive collection!
I got to spend a summer there years ago and it was great. Makes me sad that it might be a long time before Americans can travel to Russia like that again.
Fascinating stuff. I visited St Petersburg 15 or so years ago while working on a Baltic guidebook. Sad to say it was the only city on the list with a Foreign Office advisory (with extra warnings for LGBTQ travellers) and the only one where I ever felt even the slightest bit uneasy wandering around with an expensive camera around my neck.
It is interesting to see how many traces of Peter’s city could be found during our visits almost 30 years ago. When we toured the museum exhibit of life sized dioramas of the WW2 defense of the city I was realized that I had stood on the very spot in the city now recreated in the room I had just entered.
It is so strange to read the russian words I grew up with in English. Thank you for sharing!
The amount of toil and suffering it took to build that city was immense. I love the stark beauty of the last picture with the boat sailing on the gulf of Finland. Impressive collection!
A glorious city. Thanks for sharing this magnificent collection.
A magical city….thanks!
Right! It seems enchanting
I got to spend a summer there years ago and it was great. Makes me sad that it might be a long time before Americans can travel to Russia like that again.
Fascinating stuff. I visited St Petersburg 15 or so years ago while working on a Baltic guidebook. Sad to say it was the only city on the list with a Foreign Office advisory (with extra warnings for LGBTQ travellers) and the only one where I ever felt even the slightest bit uneasy wandering around with an expensive camera around my neck.
Those malachite urns are gorgeous.
Wonderful work.
These are so gorgeous! The museum interiors are mesmerizing, and those churches!
If the selection of the text is great, the selection of paintings makes them marvellous, becoming more and more alive! Thanks!
Thank you for this post.
As Brodsky wrote in rhyming verse -
“I don’t want to choose
Neither country nor graveyard
It’s Vasilievsky Island
Where I’ll come back to die.”