The Passage is known as one of the oldest shopping malls in the world. Since 1848, crowds of people have been flocking to see the most fashionable shops of the Russian Empire. This does not prevent this saleswoman to disregard any business opportunity. She did not make the slightest effort to try and sell anything.…

Winters can get very cold in Saint Petersburg. This is the reason why you meet many people, men or women, young and old, wearing chapkas. These caps seem to be a good protection against the cold. December 2013. Les hivers peuvent être glaciaux à Saint-Pétersbourg. C’est la raison pour laquelle on croise beaucoup de gens,…

The Mariinsky theatre opened in 1860. Since then, the passion for opera and ballet has remained unchanged in the city. This elegant lady was reading her program during the Macbeth interval. December 2013. Le théâtre Mariinsky a ouvert ses portes en 1860. Depuis lors, la passion pour l’opéra et le ballet est restée inchangée dans…

You would not expect the banks of the cold Neva to be used as a beach. But the riverside walls of the Peter and Paul fortress are a favorite sun-lovers’ hangout. Old timers do this standing up for a better tan.  June 1998. On ne s’attend pas à ce que les berges de la froide…