426-955-717Historical political museum
- Piskarevskoe cemetery
- The monument to the heroic defenders of Leningrad
- The museum of political history of Russia
- The museum of blockade of Leningrad
- The Suvorov memorial museum
- The Kirov museum
- The museum of democratically revolution of 1880-1890 years
- The Alliluev family apartment museum
- Lenin’ s hut
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Piskarevskoe cemetery
This sobering place conveys the scale of tragedy that St. Petersburg (then called Leningrad) lived through during the Second World War (the 900-day Siege of Leningrad). For over 2 and a half years the Nazis kept Leningrad under siege, but its heroic defenders, both soldiers and civilians, did not surrender. Hundreds of thousands of people died in the city (mostly of cold and starvation) during the siege. About half a million, including 420,000 civilians are buried in the Piskarevskoe Cemetery's 186 mass graves. The slightly raised mounds are marked by year and a long alley leads the visitor to a monument with a statue of the Motherland, portrayed as a grieving woman.
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The monument to the heroic defenders of Leningrad
This impressive monument is the focal point of Ploschad Pobedy (Victory Square) and is hard to miss on the main road from St. Petersburg's international airport.
The monument, built in the shape of a huge broken ring represents all the efforts it took to break the 900-day Siege of Leningrad.
Decorated Russian architect Sergei Speransky won the competition with his knowledge of city construction design and the pervasiveness of the theme of World War II victory in his art. As early as 1946, he was active in the restoration of Minsk and the creation of a World War II monument there. The tall and clean obelisk, which rises up from the broken ring design will surely attract your attention if you enter St. Petersburg from the airport or from E-95 highway. The sculptural ensemble placed at the pedestal of the obelisk is one of the best examples of Soviet monumental art dedicated to World War II Victory.
Location: Ploschad Pobedy (Victory Square)
Open: 10-00 – 18-00
Closed: Wednesday and the last Tuesday of each month
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The museum of political history of Russia
The State Museum of Russian Political History originates in the first State Museum of Revolution founded in October, 9, 1919, Petrograd. There were a lot of outstanding statesmen, scientists, artists, and writers who participated in the museum creation: M. Gorkiy, A. Lunatcharsky, the Academic S. Oldenburg, (before the Revolution he had been one of the leaders of Constitutional Democrats' party) the revolutioners V. Figner, M. Novorussliy, A. Morozov. Since 1955 the museum is located in two buildings that were built at the beginning of the 20th century, on Petrogradskaya side. The former was built in 1904-1906 by the architect Gogen's plan and it was owned by the brilliant ballet dancer Matilda Kshesinskaya. The latter was built in 1905 by the architect Meltzer for baron Brandt, the famous timber merchant.
In 1917 Kshesinskaya's comfortable house was turned into the bolsheviks' staff. Right there since March to June 1917 there were the Central and Petrograd Committees of Russian Social Democratic Party of Workers (RSDRP), the bolsheviks' military organization and the soldier club "Pravda" ("The Truth").
The museum collection (more than 400 thousands of exhibits) and its fortune describe that epoche completely.
Location: Ulitsa Kuibisheva, 3
Open: 11-00 – 17-00
Closed: Thursday
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The museum of blockade of Leningrad
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The Suvorov memorial museum
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The Kirov museum
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The museum of democratically revolution of 1880-1890 years
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The Alliluev family apartment museum
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Lenin’ s hut
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