Visit To St. Petersburg Essay

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WHITE NIGHTS IN SAINT PETERSBURG If someone would ask me to think of a peaceful place I identify myself with, my answer would be St. Petersburg. I immediately think of Petersburg's white nights. This phonemenon takes place every summer when even at nights, the sky is so bright that it feels like an early evening. My experience of visiting St. Petersburg made me think that this was the city I would happily live in. I never loved the places where people go to their homes immediately after it gets dark, because they have to sleep as they go to work every morning. I never loved small, dead silent cities where people never seem to enjoy their life. When I think of St. Petersburg, I feel like this city is full of people who love getting pleasure …show more content…

Petersburg is known as the cultural capital of Russia. Ballet is a popular notable art form coming out of Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and known throughout the world. The Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg is another famous ballet company in Russia. Russian literature has also had a worldwide impact, with writers such as Leo Tolstoy, and Fyodor Dostoevsky still being read around the World. Walking on the streets of St. Petersburg, Dostoyevsky’s descriptions of this city are still so vivid and relevant for me. Dostoyevsky called it "the most deliberate city in the world", emphasizing its artificiality. It frequently appeared to Russian writers as an inhuman mechanism. Ancient churches in Russia are part of the national cultural pride, and many of the thousands that were ruined under communism are being restored. Colorfully painted onion domes first appeared during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. They are commonplace in Russian architecture and are predominant atop church structures. It has been speculated that they represent burning candles or vaults to heaven and often appear in groups of three representing the Holy Trinity. The flamboyant exterior of the Church of the Spillt Blood is adorned with icons in a riot of color and becomes more mind boggling the closer you

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