Earlier in the group, a publication was posted about the beginning of the reign of Alexander II and about the assassinations [...]

Historically, since the middle of the 40s of the XX century, mainly women worked in the Summer Garden and the Palace Museum o [...]

The first references to the territory of the modern Summer and Mikhailovsky Gardens, Engineering Square and the Mikhailovsky [...]

The closing day of Shrovetide is most often called Forgiveness Sunday, and is also called the kisser and the wires. Walking e [...]

An interesting day on February 29th. For three years he has not been on the calendar, and then he appears. And the month of F [...]

On February 13 (February 2, old style) 1769, Ivan Andreevich Krylov was born a Russian publicist, poet, fabulist, publisher o [...]

February 10 [January 29 according to the old style] 1837 the famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin died. The poet died in an [...]

On February 8 (January 28, according to the old style), at the beginning of the sixth hour of the morning, Emperor Peter I pa [...]

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January 27, 1944 - Day of the military glory of Russia. On this day, Soviet troops completely liberated the city of Leningrad [...]