Your Turn, RussiaTolstovsky building: the Nobel Prize founder and the first Russian oil company?…The building owned by Leo Tolstoy’s cousin and built by the dude who designed some buildings for the Swedish ‘Rockefellers’ a.k.a. The…Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaThe House of Three Benois — the most famous building at the start of the 20th centuryMannn the power of prioritisation and not putting all eggs in one basket. Or should I say not trading all eggs that make the basket fun…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaSmolny Convent — construction that took a century, y’all!! (well, almost)Also, the very 1st public educational institution for girls in the whole of Europe circa 1764 #duh (tell me about the roots of the basic…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaChamps-Élysées of Saint Petersburg👩🎨 — Nevsky avenueHoly crap, people, if even the director of product at Google is having hard times boosting his productivity these days, I shouldn’t be…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaChurch of St. Catherine – the oldest Catholic church in the whole of RussiaI know — blue sky is finally in da house😎 Pretty insane for St. P., hey. But, surprisingly, it’s been mostly this way for the last…Aug 15, 2020Aug 15, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaTwelve Collegia, ladies and gents — the first Alma Mater of yours truly👸🏼Wow, #selfisolation is getting the best of us all by the look of it, hey. Running several projects, though from home (but it doesn’t make…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaAlright, have you seen the definition of gold? That’s it.This is what St.P. looked like when it was just established in 1703–1704. I know, right? 317 years — still going strong💪Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaOkay, that’s a big one: KunstkameraThis was the 1st ever museum in Russia founded by Peter the Great in 1724, and today also goes under another name — Peter the Great Museum…Aug 12, 2020Aug 12, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaLangenzippen & Co. pipe fittings plant (1986–1918)Of dem up-and-coming Germans in the Imperial RussiaAug 11, 2020Aug 11, 2020
Your Turn, RussiaWinter Palace — residence of Russian Imperial families in 1732–1917Currently houses the Hermitage Museum (if you’ve been living under the rock — that’s the second-largest art museum in the world after…Aug 9, 2020Aug 9, 2020