The photographs depict a stone terrace built on the banks of the Lebyazhy Canal in 1797-1798 according to the project of architect G.P. Pilnikova. The difference between the images is 66 years old. The first was made in 1953, the second in 2019.

Everything seems to be similar, but something is wrong. And it’s not even that one photo is color, and the other is not. In the interval between filming, three generations grew, the country broke up, and the social system changed. For some, the past is a period of stagnation, and for others, childhood. Therefore, it is so nice to look at old photos and remember …

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