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hosts small art and photography displays, organises book readings and generally is a
cornerstone of expat life in St Petersburg.
AART
LIBERTY ART GALLERY
'Liberty' may be an odd name for a gallery that specialises in Soviet art, but this ex-
cellent place sells paintings internationally, particularly art from the 1930s to the
1980s.
AART
SOL-ART
sumptuous surroundings of the Museum of Decorative & Applied Arts (
CLICK HERE
), this is a great place to buy contemporary local art.
CCLOTHING & A
THING & ACCCESSORIE
SSORIES
KISSELENKO FASHION SALON
ko uses sublimely simple fabrics to create women's clothing that is at once linear and
flatteringly feminine. This is a name to watch out for; Kisselenko has established her-
self as St Petersburg's most eminent fashion designer through her discerning eye and
highly refined fashion sensibility.
MILIT
MILITAARY
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
(
Солдат Удачи
; ul Nekrasova 37; 11am-9pm; Ploshchad Vosstaniya)
The extensive
selection of guns and knives at this little shop is impressive, if a little frightening.
Check out the knives with intricately carved handles, penknives straight out of James
Bond, and machetes with names such as 'Predator Axe'. The place also carries more
mundane equipment like binoculars and water bottles, as well as all manner of cam-
ouflage clothing and military souvenirs.
ANTIQ
ANTIQUUES
LA RUSSE
