The inhabitants of Saint Petersburg have to face long winter months with very short days. In the summer, they are eager to enjoy sunshine and will use the grounds of the Peter and Paul fortress as a city beach. May 1998. Les habitants de Saint-Pétersbourg doivent affronter de longs mois d’hiver aux journées très courtes.…

When the day breaks around 11:00am, it is sometimes difficult to feel awake on your way to work. You see many people sleeping in the Metro line 2 (Moskovsko-Petrogradskaïa). December 2013. Quand le jour se lève à onze heures du matin, il est parfois difficile d’être réveillé en allant au travail. On voit beaucoup de…

I should call this picture « the Remains of Communism ». You walk in the street and suddenly facing this small of group of people, you remember the city has been levelled by communist ideologies in the recent past. December 2013. Je devrais appeler cette photo « les Vestiges du Communisme ». On marche dans la rue et soudain…

Thanks to the Musical Director, Valery Gergiev, the Mariinsky Theatre opened a brand new Concert Hall, in spring 2007. This lady is waiting for the Mozart concert with the pianist Menahem Pressler to start. The concert will start late as the rehearsal is still taking place at the last minute in the hall. Gergiev is…

At the end of the ballet on the new Mariinsky theater stage (aka. Mariinksy 2), Cinderella (Elena Yevseyeva) and the Prince (Filipp Stepin) receive an ovation from the audience. Ballet theatres attract large crowds of all ages across Russia. December 2013. A la fin du ballet sur la scène du nouveau théâtre Mariinsky (aussi appelé…