CHAPEL AT THE NEVA FENCE
On April 16 (4), 1866, a large crowd of onlookers gathered at the central gate of the Summer Garden. Everyone wanted to see t [...]
#PETROVSKIE_STORIES
In the continuation of the column #Peter's_stories, we tell you about the Summer Garden during the time of Peter the Great In [...]
#PETROVSKIE_STORIES
On the eve of the 350th anniversary of the birthday of Peter the Great, we continue the column #PETROVSKIE_STORIES In 1704, P [...]
UNIQUE PAVING
When you enter the Mikhailovsky Palace, you simply cannot help but notice the neatly laid out pebbles along the beautiful fac [...]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUMMER GARDEN
Today we celebrate the founding of the Summer Garden. It is on April 5 (March 25 according to the old style) in 1704 that the [...]
INTERNATIONAL BIRD DAY
Today is International Bird Day. It is at this time, when the day becomes longer and the sun brighter, that migratory birds r [...]
ANAGLYPHIC 3D POSTCARD
In continuation of the story about PHILOCARTIA One of the most active subscribers of our group, Elena Kremen-Brovina, shared [...]
WORLD POETRY DAY
In 1999, at the 30th session of the UNESCO General Conference, it was decided to celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21 every [...]
lEAFING THROUGH THE FILES OF OIL NEWSPAPERS
On March 17, 1972, the Vecherny Leningrad newspaper published a short article about an experiment that took place in the Summ [...]
EXPLOSIONS ON THE EKATERININSKY CANAL
Let's talk in more detail about the events of March 13 (March 1, old style), 1881. As Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich later [...]