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Museums: Russky Muzey (Russian Museum)
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  • By sue_stone on October 13, 2005
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  • Russky Muzey - Saint Petersburg
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    The Russian Museum is the place to see and learn about Russian art. It is all there - from ancient church icons to modern art. The museum is one of the leading restoration centres in Russia, along with a centre of education and research. At one side of the museum is a pretty park, with flower gardens and seating, which is a great place to do some people watching on a sunny day. On the other side of the building is the large Mikhailovsky Garden. The museum is open from Wed - Mon, from 10am till 6pm (5pm Mon), Ticket office closes 1 hour before closing time.

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  • Address: Inzhenemaya ul. 4/2
  • Phone: 595 42 48
  • Directions: Across the road from Iskusstv Ploshchad Nearest metro: Nevsky Prospekt or Gostiny Dvor
  • Website: www.rusmuseum.ru

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    Museums: The Russian Vodka Museum
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  • Updated By emilienoelle on October 22, 2005
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  • Tasting Room, Russian Vodka Museum - Saint Petersburg
    Tasting Room, Russian Vodka
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    This new museum is dedicated entirely to the history of Russia's national spirit, vodka. It is a small museum, but their exhibits document the history of vodka back to its invention hundreds of years ago. You can see how vodka is made (properly, the Russian way!) and trace how its history is intertwined with the history of Russia itself. Fascinating stuff! You can also enjoy samples of various Russian vodkas and buy some to take home with you. We tried 3 different types of vodka here, and I have to say that they do really have different flavors even if you wouldn't think so. Exhibits are all in Russian, so if you don't speak Russian or have someone with you who does, you can ask for an English guide.

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  • Address: 5 Konnogvardeisky bv.
  • Phone: 812-312-91-78
  • Website: http://www.vodkamuseum.ru/english/

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    Museums: Anna Ahmatovoj's literary-memorial museum ...
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  • By kleomania on June 18, 2004
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  • Museum of poet. - Saint Petersburg
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    Anna Ahmatovoj's museum in the Gushing House (it is open in 1989) is located in garden wing Sheremetev's palace (the Gushing House), belonging to ancient family of earls Sheremetev. Many pages of history of Russian culture are connected to history of a palace.

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  • Address: 191104, Saint Petersburg, the Embankment of the ri
  • Phone: +7 812 272-2211
  • Directions: Into the Center of Saint-Petersburg ,Input in a museum from the Foundry prospectus, 53
  • Website: http://www.akhmatova.spb.ru/en/

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    Museums: Battleship Aurora
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  • By HORSCHECK on July 15, 2005
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  • Aurora at Petrograd Embankment - Saint Petersburg
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    The battleship Aurora played an important role in the Russian Revolution in 1917 as a blank shot from the Aurora is said to be the start of the revolution. The ship was constructed in St. Petersburg New Admiralty in 1897-1903. Since1958 it is used as a museum. Admission is free, but the ship is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

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  • Directions: The Aurora can be found at the Petrogradskaya Embankment on the Petrograd side of St. Petersburg. The closest metro stations are Gorkovskaya and Ploschad Lenina.

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    Museums: Winter palace of Peter I
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  • By filipdebont on July 1, 2004
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  • The entrance of the Winter Palace of Peter I - Saint Petersburg
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    With this ticket I visited the big hermitage museum, but I could also visit 3 other museums : the Winter Palace of Peter the Great, Exhibition in the General Staff Building and the Menshikov Palace. The Winter Palace is located just besides the Hermitage. It is not so easy to find the entrance, see the picture. It is just an ordinary door, maybe there is a sign board but that was in Russian, so no big help to me. I guess not many people buy such a combined ticket, as there were some small discussions between the people working here about my ticket. But finally they let me in. You have to put some special covers over your shoes, to protect the wooden floors of the Palace. It seems as it is not frequently visit as I was the only visitor at that moment.

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  • Address: 32 Dvortsovaya Embankment

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    Museums: Icons in the General Staff building
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  • By filipdebont on July 1, 2004
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  • Beautiful Icon - Saint Petersburg
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    There were a lot of rooms to visit in the General Staff Building. The first part was filled with portraits, uniforms, weapons of Russian Officers. In the second part there were a big collection of international gifts, which were given to the Russian Foreign Ministry. And in the third part there was a lot of Russian religious art work. Via a small staircase I arrived at the top floor, there was a small chapel. This chapel was decorated with some magnificent Icons. Like the one at my picture: Smolensk Icon to the Theotokos It dates from the 19th century, frame made by Master Unger, St Petersburg. Oil on panel, Silver, Gilded and Chased.

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    Museums: Small Rooms in the Winter Palace
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  • By filipdebont on July 1, 2004
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  • The rooms of Peter the Great - Saint Petersburg
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    Via the Internet I had bought a combined two-day ticket (24 US dollars) After you have put on the protection covers over your shoes, you can enter the Winter Palace. First you arrive at the State Courtyard of Peter the Greats Winter palace. This is a unique architectural monument, as originally this Palace faced the River Neva. Also Peter the Great spent his last years in this Palace and finally died here in 1725. At the Courtyard you can see the state carriage of Peter the Great (dating from the early 18th-century) and a carnival sledge (same period). Further on you can see a number of small rooms, named the small palace. In fact this was part of his private residence. In a bigger room you can see Peter the Great sitting on a throne. In fact it is the wax effigy of Peter the Great. It was good to visit this small museum, as it was included in my combined Hermitage ticket. But I would not advise anyone to buy a separate ticket to visit this small museum. Then the place for this tip would be better under the Tourist trap chapter.

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  • Address: 32 Dvortsovaya Emb

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    Museums: KUNSTKAMMER
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  • By Natalya2006 on May 25, 2005
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  • Museums - Saint Petersburg
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    The Kunstkammer (translating from German - "chambers of curiosities") was founded in 1718. The building was designed by the architect G. Mattarnovi. It was meant for the library and the collections of "monsters and rarities" gathered by Peter I. It's the 1st Russian museum. The exposition of the museum is dedicated to the Academy of Sciences development and Lomonosov's contribution to Russian science. The visitors to the museum can see original documents and objects of Lomonosov's time, including scientific tools, books, portraits, prints, some of which used to belong to Lomonosov himself. One of the most famous exhibits of the Kunstkammer is the unique Globe-Planetarium of Gottorp. It was created in Germany in the 17th century and during the Northern War was presented to Peter the Great who brought it to Saint Petersburg. The diameter of the globe is 3,1 meters. Outside the Globe all known by that time continents, seas and rivers were pictured and inside there was the first planetarium in the world.

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  • Address: Universitetskaya Emb., 3 Open: 11:00-17:45
  • Phone: (812) 328-14-12
  • Directions: Not far from Palace Bridge. You can get to the museum by: trolley-buses 1, 7, 10; buses 7, 10
  • Website: http://www.kunstkamera.ru/english/index.htm

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    Museums: Exhibition in the General Staff Building
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  • By filipdebont on July 1, 2004
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  • entrance to the Exhibition - Saint Petersburg
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    So with my combined Hermitage ticket, I could also visit the exhibition in the General Staff Building. In fact there were three different exhibitions in this building: - Realms of the Eagle. Empire Style, in the gala rooms of the former apartments of the Chancellor of the Russian Empire. - 200th anniversary of the Russian Foreign Ministry - Russian Religious art Again there were some discussions at the entrance concerning my combined ticked. I think it is not used much yet.

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  • Address: Palace Square

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    Museums: Smolny Institute
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  • By yumyum on June 10, 2005
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    The former Smolny Institute is the home of the city's government. It is also the building where Lenin used to work and live. You can go on a tour there (in Russian only). For individuals it is possible Fridays at 3 pm. The cost is 300 rubles for foreigners, 150 for students. There is no official price list and tickets. You pay at the end of the tour which is accompanied by a guard. Leave your coat etc. in the garderobe for free. You get to see an exhibition of the Smolny institute where in czarist times young ladies got their education, then Lenin's room and his office and long impressive corridors. Don't count on seeing the big hall for sure as it is not always possible.

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  • Address: Smolny
  • Directions: From Nevsky Prospekt take trolleybus no. 5 or 7, or bus K 147, marshrutka 129.

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