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Nabokov Museum See the house immortalised by the Lolita author in his autobiog-
raphy Speak, Memory . ( CLICK HERE )
Anna Akhmatova Museum This museum honours the most quintessential Lenin-
grad poet and survivor of the great terror. ( CLICK HERE )
Bronze Horseman Brought to life in Pushkin's eponymous epic poem, the sculp-
ture that inspired him is a must-see. ( CLICK HERE )
Alexandrinsky Theatre See the theatre where Chekhov's Seagull was first per-
formed to terrible reviews. ( CLICK HERE )
Icons & Incense
Kazan Cathedral See the dramatic interior of this Orthodox stunner. ( CLICK HERE
)
Sampsonievsky Cathedral One of the most impressive iconostases in the city. (
CLICK HERE )
Nikolsky Cathedral Perhaps the prettiest church in the city, this place is stunning
both outside and in. ( CLICK HERE )
Church on the Spilled Blood Dazzling domes, incredible mosaics. ( CLICK HERE
)
Alexander Nevsky Monastery One of Russia's most important religious centres.
( CLICK HERE )
Buddhist Temple Incense also burns at the world's most northerly datsan . ( CLICK
HERE )
Soviet History
Finland Station Where Lenin famously arrived to lead the October coup. ( CLICK
HERE )
Cruiser Aurora The ship that fired a blank round to signal the start of the October
Revolution. ( CLICK HERE )
Winter Palace Where the provisional government was arrested. ( CLICK HERE )