Bulgaria Finland Turkey  Greece Russia Hungary     <<Home Calendar Organizer Position Request Awards Photos Contract	Russia, Saint Petersburg St.-Petersburg is fairly considered as one of the finest European cities. The city which celebrated its tercentenary and often named Northern Capital of Russia is not only a city-museum, but also the embodiment of last three hundred years of the Russian history. Gone through 11 emperors, tens flooding, revolution, three years of blockade and an economic reform Petersburg is capable to surprise even the most tempted tourist. First cobble-stone in its basis was laid down in 1703 when Emperor Peter the Great made a decision to build the new capital which opened to sea winds and the European trends. Construction of city begun on Hare island where Peter and Paul Fortress was erected. Capital Petersburg was a capital of Russia during two hundred years, but wind here till now blow furious, sea rises from three parties, and European influence is felt everywhere: from architecture of the city center up to small coffee houses on Neva. It was the city which has grown suddenly “ among a bog “ and was built almost completely by foreign architects. Its appearance was as unusual for Russian people as a habit to carry a caftan, to shave a beard and to read the newspapers which was peculiar to emperor Peter and hated by seigniorial of Russia. It’s told, that Petersburg was build on bones - and is valid, during its construction several thousand workers died. In 1710 Peter ordered to move to Petersburg about 15 thousand different trade people from all areas of Russia. Distribution of the grounds in city was free-of-charge. Thus all that part of city which today named as historical center was built up very quickly; - Garden street, Kolomna, quays of Neva. Then building of Vasilevsky island begun. Up to the middle of the eighteenth century Petersburg was built up exclusively from pragmatical reasons, with few stone buildings. But in Elizabeth Petrovna's during her reign began to care about decorating city with majestic buildings, worthy capitals. Construction of the Winter Palace where the Hermitage was settled down and then begun, Anichkov palace, Smolny and the Vladimir cathedrals were constructed With reign of Ekaterina II, brilliant development of Petersburg, as well as all Russia begun. In the reign there were executed or begun constructions which make to this day the main architectural sights of the capital: the Palace Square, Yelagin palaces, well-known monument to Peter I - the Copper Horseman has been established. The nineteenth century is the Golden Age of Russian art and architecture. Then monuments of architecture have been constructed St. Isaak and Kazan cathedrals, the Mariinsky palace, Mikhaylovsky a palace - now there is a Russian museum, a temple Savior on Blood and many other buildings.. However besides magnificent private residences in Petersburg during that time profitable houses which owners rented premises quickly grew. High density of building, an abundance of dark and crude court yard-wells of steel typical. Especially it concerns with Sennaya area and Kolomna adjoining it where there is an action of well-known novel Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky; Petersburgers consider the city as cultural capital, referring that the best Russian writers from Pushkin up to Dovlatov lived here, on coasts of Neva, the Petersburg University among ten best European Universities, and Mariinsky theatre and the Hermitage have incorporated the best, that is in art. Here still because of each corner to face strives to strike a prickly whirlwind, in the Hermitage still hang Rembrandt, in the confectioner's shop the best cakes are sold, a Petersburg football team Zenit continues to lose - and that causes even greater national love, and in June light night taxi drivers continue to be dissatisfied because the bridges raised above Neva. It’s told, that little that changed here for last three hundred years. :: REGLAMENT EN:: :: REGLAMENT EU::
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