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Sennaya
More infamous than famous, this neighbourhood is named for the once derelict Hay-
market (Sennaya pl), which was the centre of Dostoevskian St Petersburg. Sennaya
was home to the poor workers and peasants who were new arrivals in the city, living
in rat-infested basements and sleeping 10-to-a-room in shifts.
In honour of the city's tercentennial cele-brations in 2003, the Sennaya pl received
a massive overhaul, being modernised and sanitised almost beyond recognition. But
