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Your Turn, Russia

Your Turn, Russia

Tolstovsky 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, 2020

Tolstovsky building: the Nobel Prize founder and the first Russian oil company?…

Aug 30, 2020

Your Turn, Russia

The House of Three Benois — the most famous building at the start of the 20th century

Mannn 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, 2020

The House of Three Benois — the most famous building at the start of the 20th century

Aug 16, 2020

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Smolny 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, 2020

Smolny Convent — construction that took a century, y’all!! (well, almost)

Aug 16, 2020

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Champs-Élysées of Saint Petersburg👩‍🎨 — Nevsky avenue

Holy 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, 2020

Champs-Élysées of Saint Petersburg👩‍🎨 — Nevsky avenue

Aug 16, 2020

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Church of St. Catherine – the oldest Catholic church in the whole of Russia

I 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, 2020

Church of St. Catherine – the oldest Catholic church in the whole of Russia

Aug 15, 2020

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Twelve 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, 2020

Twelve Collegia, ladies and gents — the first Alma Mater of yours truly👸🏼

Aug 14, 2020

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Alright, 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, 2020

Alright, have you seen the definition of gold? That’s it.

Aug 13, 2020

Your Turn, Russia

Okay, that’s a big one: Kunstkamera

This 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, 2020

Okay, that’s a big one: Kunstkamera

Aug 12, 2020

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Langenzippen & Co. pipe fittings plant (1986–1918)

Of dem up-and-coming Germans in the Imperial Russia

Aug 11, 2020

Langenzippen & Co. pipe fittings plant (1986–1918)

Aug 11, 2020

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Winter Palace — residence of Russian Imperial families in 1732–1917

Currently 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, 2020

Winter Palace — residence of Russian Imperial families in 1732–1917

Aug 9, 2020

Your Turn, Russia

Your Turn, Russia

Stories told through buildings🏰 Cause they’ve got souls, too (and saw some shit over the centuries). From 🇷🇺 with ❤️

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