During one of our
Europe 2014 side trips, Jenny and I searched St. Petersburg, Russia for remnants of its Soviet past. Some memorable finds:
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| Insignia on Bolshaya Morskaya ulitsa, 18 [GMaps] |
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| Relief in Narvskaya metro station |
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| Narvskaya metro station |
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Sergey Kirov monument (Nikolai Tomsky, sculptor)
Background: Kirov District Administration building [Noi Trotsky, architect] |
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| Ventilating lattice at Narvskaya metro station |
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"Workers of the world, Unite!"
Mural near Narvskaya metro station [GMap] |
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| Relief at Narvskaya metro station |
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| Relief at Ploshchad Vosstaniya |
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| Ceiling mural at [St. Petersburg] Moscow Railway Station |
Sites for future visits
• Finland Railway Station [
GMap]
• House of the Soviets [
GMap]
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