Spotlight: St. Petersburg
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"Rocks or stones, explain it as you want, but there is a mystery to St. Petersburg—it really affects your soul." Joseph Brodsky.
St. Petersburg is often called the cultural capital of Russia, but Russian poets such as Joseph Brodsky have highlighted that there is something even more special to the city. With a population of 5,000,000, for several centuries St. Petersburg has been a center for creative people to come together from throughout Russia. Now, the city is home to a growing Instagram community organizing InstaMeets and gatherings.
Want to see St Petersburg for yourself? We’ve gathered together a group of our favorite Instagrammers sharing photos and videos from the heart of St. Petersburg:
Vera Rolle, rooftops and nature – @verarolle
Maka Smirnova, foggy landscapes – @maka_smirnova
Stanislav Liepa, portraits and cityscapes – @liepa_s
Danya, portraits and InstaMeets – @tertiusalio
To explore the city in depth, you can also browse the location pages for some of St. Petersburg’s most popular landmarks:
Дворцовая площадь/Palace Square - probably one of the most famous locations in the city, with Alexander’s Column in the middle
Государственный Эрмитаж/Hermitage Museum, see inside the city’s museum of art and culture and the most famous
Vasilyevsky Island/васильевский
Tsarskoye Selo/Palace of the Tsars - one of St. Petersburg’s biggest parks with the baroque Catherine Palace and the neoclassical Alexander Palace.
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