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On our blog, read "Music in St. Petersburg." |
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Blinis, similar to crepes, slathered with butter
or different kinds of jam, are delicious any time. Look for kiosks around
town, and get in line for a savory, warm blini. |
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Shopping – |
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You'll have fun trying on fur hats or picking
out chess sets, wooden toys, painted boxes and decorated eggs. There are
tons of matroyshka dolls, some nest as many as ten little dolls,
down to the last tiny little one, no bigger than a bead, with a painted
face! |
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Dramatic
story of Peter the Great – his fascination with everything
European as a boy, travels in Holland and England, changes and innovations,
and the construction of St. Petersburg. Colorfully illustrated.
(Picture book)
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Before you visit the Hermitage museum and great palace of Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), read this illustrated history of Catherine II (the Great). She built the Hermitage to house her collection of art, which you'll see today. (Chapter book)
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When
Anna Pavlova first saw a performance of Sleeping Beauty at
the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, she knew she wanted to be a ballerina. This
is her story. Enchanting illustrations! (Picture book)
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Fascinating
novel of Katya, a wealthy young girl living in St. Petersburg
at the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Katya goes from royal
family insider to a very different life in war-torn Russia. (Chapter
book)
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Eugene Yelchin grew up in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in Cold War Russia. He listened to illegal rock and roll records, watched his star athlete brother win every competition, started ballet school, but what Yelchin wanted was to study art. And find out what a six year old boy is doing under the dining table in a one room apartment. Yelchin went on to have a career as an illustrator, painter, and award-winning author. (Chapter book)
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(More children's
books on other Russia pages) |
