суббота, 15 декабря 2012 г.

The Mikhailovsky Garden

                                                       main fence

Mikhailovsky Garden is one of the rare monuments of the landscape architecture of the 18th — the 1st third of the 19th century.

четверг, 13 декабря 2012 г.

Griboyedov Canal


Griboyedov Canal or Kanal Griboyedova is a canal in Saint Petersburg, constructed in 1739 on the basis of the existing river Krivusha. In 1764–1790, the canal was deepened, and the banks were reinforced and covered with granite.

понедельник, 26 ноября 2012 г.

Ostap Bender

monument

Ostap Bender  is a fictional con man and antihero who first appeared in the novel The Twelve Chairs written by Soviet authors Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov and released in January 1928.