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At the entrace to the Piskarevskoye Cemetary there is an eternal flame which burns for the people who died during the Second World War, when the city was blockaded by the Nazis and hundreds of thousands of Russian people starved to death. The cemetary also has a small museum. Leave a Comment
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On Kamennyi Island you can see Kamennoostrovsky Palace, the country house of Pavel I. The building was built in 1776-1784. It is the place where the last Polish king Stanislav August Ponyatovsky lived while in 1797-1801. Then it became the residence of Elena Pavlovna, the sister of Aleksander I, the Russian Emperor. Her guest here often was the famous Russian poet Aleksander Pushkin. Leave a Comment
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Traveling a bit off the city center you will not fail to see Narva Triumphal Gate erected to mark Russia’s victory in the Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon.
The gate commemorates the glory of the Russian arms.
The Chariot of Victory crowns the arch and the figures of ancient Russian warriors holding out laurel wreaths are located on both sides of the arch.
There are inscriptions of the guard’s regiments that became famous in the war.
To marvel at the monument, go to Strikes Square, "Narvskaya" metro station). Leave a Comment
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In St. Petersburg, just off the very busy Nevskiy Prospekt, across the street from Hotel Moskva (Moscow), there is a cemetary of the famous. In this cemetery is the burial of famous Russian artists such as: Tchaikovsky, Glinka, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsav, Borodin, Dosteyevsky, and many others. This picture is of Tchaikovsky's grave.
Tchaikovsky is of course famous for writing the nutcracker, swan lake Ballets, the 1812 Overture; his famous Piano Concerto #1; and his opera Eugene Onegin (an opera based on the poetry of Pushkin, the great Russian Poet). The slow 2nd movement, a funeral march, of his symphony number 1 entered my mind as I walked about this beautiful and tranquil cemetery.
I believe Stravinsky's wife and sister are buried here as well. In this cemetary, Stravinsky's sister is buried, and, in the cemetary just adjacent (another cemetary not of famous Russians but of well named Russians) is where Stravinsky's wife was buried. Also, I believe Puskin's wife is buried here too.
I recommend that you come here last because your tour guide will have told you so many wonderful stories of the Russian people that this spot will comprehensively take all those historical events and symbolically represent the end of your stay in St. Petersburg. Leave a Comment
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Another notable feature of the Summer Gardens is this statue of Ivan Krylov ~ the "Russian Aesop." The statue was built in 1855 to honour the country's most famous and most beloved author of fables.
The gardens have long been the setting and inspiration for artists ~ Pushkin and Akhamatova have mentioned it in their poetry and Krylov apparently met other artists here for debates. Leave a Comment
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Considered one of the founders of Russian science, Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-65) was a true Renaissance man ~ passionate about education, he helped found the Moscow State University in 1755; he wrote a grammatical revision; he published the first history of Russia; he wrote poetry; and, finally, he "dabbled" in mosaics (learning the art himself and building a factory).
This monument is found on the University grounds (Lomonosov taught at the Academy of Sciences). There is also an interesting statue at the other end of the park row, although I'm not sure who/what it is, this one less traditional in design. Leave a Comment Other Contact: Universitetskaya nab.
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Krylov's fables featured animals, so the base of his monument is carved with scenes from his stories.
The carvings are not at all child-like and charming though, several bare teeth and claws. . .and there are even a couple of menacing scenes of violence. Leave a Comment Other Contact: Letniy sad
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It's well-known, but it seems like no one goes there! You can enjoy a quiet walk through Catherine the Great's pleasant statue garden, and it'll be mostly tourist free - most of the time, the only people you'll see there are mothers pushing prams and art students painting pictures. The admission is cheap for both foreigners and Russians - 6 rubles, I think, that's like 20 cents American - and for an additional fee you can see Peter the Great's curious little cabin. Leave a Comment
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This impressive monument is located in the middle of Moskovskiy Prospekt, just where the road widens on its way out of the city towards the airport. (Take the metro to Moskovskaya and walk 2 blocks south.)
Another monument commemorating the Blockade of Leningrad, the monument features statues of soldiers and civilians who worked together to defend the city from the fascist invasion during World War II. The main structure of the monument is an immense obelisk in the middle of a huge ring. The ring is broken to symbolize the breaking of the blockade in 1944. Underneath is a museum room that portrays daily life during the blockade. The room is filled with the eerie ticking of a metronome, a sound that was broadcast over the radio in wartime Leningrad to symbolize the heartbeat of the blockaded city. There is some amazing film footage as well. Definitely worth a trip! Leave a Comment
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tikhvinskoie kladbichtche,on alexandre nevski square,at the top end of nevsky prospekt.
subway:plochtchad aleksandra-nevskovo
you find there monuments and graves of musicians as:glinka,moussorgski,borodine,rimski-korsakov,balakirev ,glazounov,rubinstein and tchaikovski.
also the novelist dostoievski Leave a Comment
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