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Book Fair in the Palace of Culture. Krupskaya
Book Fair in the Palace of Culture. Krupskaya

Fair in the Palace of Culture. Krupskaya for more than 20 years has evolved from a market in krupneyushuyu Fair St. Petersburg books. If there is St. Peterbruge place where coexist harmoniously all the new Russian publishers and curiosities, the famous fiction and scientific works, as well as many more. Buyers go there for artistic and educational books, office supplies, consult the competent sellers of business literature. Here you can buy a book in a deluxe edition or pick up a beautifully...

Palace of Culture. Lensovet
Palace of Culture. Lensovet

The building of the Palace of Culture co-operatives was built in 1931-1938 years. In April 1935 there, at the initiative of SJ Marshak, was held the first celebration of children’s books. After that, he has been held continuously. The institution worked a variety of clubs, clubs, studios, lecture halls, a library, a theater, a cinema and a winter garden. The palace did not cease to work even during the blockade. In 1960, co-operatives Palace was renamed the Palace of Culture. Leningrad...

Printing House Gorky
Printing House Gorky

Printing House in St. Petersburg was founded in 1827 by the decision of Nicholas I. reason was the need for modrenizatsii printing industry in the early 20th century. Second, new printing complex was built in 1907-1910. The area unoccupied by the beginning of XX century, has been allocated for the construction of the printing complex in 1905. Complex has a modernly equipped workshops and a host of social and domestic premises. The large three-storey house located hostel workers’...

Central City Public Library named after VV Mayakovsky
Central City Public Library named after VV Mayakovsky

January 7, 1868 on the Nevsky Prospekt bookstore and library. proximity of the Imperial Public Library did not prevent the rapid growth of its popularity in the St. Petersburg intelligentsia society were opened. Library deservedly considered the best among private in St. Petersburg. This was achieved thanks to a wide selection of modern books and periodicals, the non-profit nature of the institution, mu progressive direction, as well as the personality of its owner. Alexander Cherkesov was a...

Dostoyevsky Museum

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum was opened in honor of the 150th anniversary of the writer’s birth in 1971. This building served as the last home this famous writer. Here was born the novel “The Brothers Karamazov”. Interior room apartment reconstructed memorial on the memoirs of contemporaries and materials from the archives. It exhibits genuine thing was common in the family of the writer; books, donated to the museum by his descendants. Volume literary...

Rose Hall
Rose Hall

Rose Pavilion erected at the beginning of the XIX century at the intersection of the four parts of the park:. White Birch, Parade Field, Old and New Sylvia originally on the shore of the pond, near the alley leading to the side of the palace, a summer residence Alexei Kurakin. Sold to the treasury, it was reconstructed. Park pavilion, called the Pink pavilion was surrounded by rose gardens and in the decoration of the building it was related to the theme of this flower. Soon the hall was one...