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  • Sevkabel Port event venue in St. Petersburg

    Sevkabel Port is a venue for various public events in St. Petersburg. People come here to spend their free time with pleasure (or profitably).

    Sevkabel Port hosts festivals, concerts, exhibitions, lectures, and other events. Some of these events are free, while others require a fee. Admission to the grounds is free.

    Sevkabel Port is located in the southern part of Vasilievsky Island, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, next to the buildings that once housed the Maritime Station and Lenexpo.

    The nearest metro station, “Gorny Institut,” is 1.7 kilometers away (a 25-minute walk).

    The distance to Vasileostrovskaya metro station is approximately 3.2 kilometers, and to Primorskaya metro station, approximately 4 kilometers. You can get from Primorskaya metro station to Sevkabel Port by trolleybus #10.

    To get to Sevkabel Port from Nevsky Prospect, you can take bus #7 or trolleybus #10 or #11 to the Marine Station and then walk (approximately 400 meters). (Routes may have changed; check the map.)

    During the summer, during navigation season, you can also reach Sevkabel Port by boat. Tickets can be purchased in advance online.

    If you plan to reach Sevkabel Port by car, please be aware that you may have difficulty finding parking on the days of the most interesting events. Furthermore, parking is a paid area.

    Sevkabel Port occupies a fairly large area. This area includes a promenade along the waterfront, several buildings used for events and concerts, and cafes and restaurants. An ice rink is usually open in winter.

    Admission to many events and concerts may be subject to a fee. You can view the event schedule and purchase concert tickets online at ticketing services. We also strive to publish announcements of the most interesting events.

    The open area by the sea may be uncomfortable in bad weather.

    Sevkabel Port opened to the public in September 2017. Since then, it has become a popular destination for Events. Until 2017, this area was owned by the Sevkabel plant, which produces electrical cables.

    Address: Kozhevennaya Liniya, 40.

  • Teatralnaya Metro Station in Moscow.

    Teatralnaya metro station in Moscow is located in the city center, beneath Teatralnaya Square. The station is on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line of the Moscow Metro (green line), between Tverskaya and Novokuznetskaya stations. Teatralnaya is connected by passages to Okhotny Ryad and Ploshchad Revolyutsii stations. The Bolshoi and Maly Theaters of Moscow are located near Teatralnaya.

    The station opened on September 11, 1938. It is located at a depth of 35 meters. Structurally, the station consists of three parallel tunnels connected by passages. The cross-section of each tunnel is 9.5 meters. The total platform width is 22.5 meters; the distance between tracks is 25.4 meters. The arch height is 5.3 meters. The total platform length is 155 meters.

    Teatralnaya station is the center of a major transfer hub. From here, you can transfer to Okhotny Ryad station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line and Ploshchad Revolyutsii station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. There are two ways to get to each of these stations: via underground passages and through shared above-ground vestibules.
    The passages are located in the center of Teatralnaya Station, accessible via stairs above the tracks.

    Teatralnaya metro station has two above-ground vestibules.
    Teatralnaya’s southern vestibule is shared with Ploshchad Revolyutsii station and is located on Revolyutsii Square.
    Teatralnaya’s northern vestibule is shared with Okhotny Ryad station and is the closest exit to the theater. This vestibule is built into a building at the intersection of Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street and Teatralny Proyezd Street, on the edge of Teatralnaya Square. A passage leads from this vestibule to the Teatralnaya escalator.

    Near the Teatralnaya metro station in Moscow are the following:

    The Bolshoi Theater. Address: Teatralnaya Square, 1.
    The State Academic Maly Theater of Russia. Address: Teatralny Proyezd, 1.
    The Russian Academic Youth Theater. Address: Teatralnaya Square, 2.
    The Moscow Operetta. Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street, 6.
    The Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. Kamergersky Lane, 3.
    The Moscow State Exhibition Hall. Georgievsky Lane, 3.
    Red Square.
    The Moscow Kremlin.
    The State Historical Museum.
    The Moskva Hotel. Okhotny Ryad Street, 2.
    The Metropol Hotel. Teatralny Proyezd, 2.
    The Central Department Store. Petrovka Street, 2.

  • Russian citizens received nearly 620,000 Schengen visas in 2025. The number of visas issued is increasing.

    Russian citizens submitted over 679,000 Schengen visa applications in 2025. This is a 12% increase compared to the previous year.
    618,800 applications were approved.
    Applicants were denied visas in nearly 43,000 cases. According to statistics, the Schengen visa refusal rate for Russians is decreasing annually: 10.6% in 2023, 7.5% in 2024, and 6.3% in 2025.

    Applicants pay a consular fee before submitting their application. If their application is refused, this money is wasted. It is estimated that rejected Russians will lose over €3.3 million in 2025.

    Applicants pay not only the consular fee but also the visa application center service fee. It is impossible to estimate these losses.

    Italy issued the most visas to Russians, approving over 161,000 applications.
    France ranks second with 156,500 visas.
    Spain issued over 123,300 visas to Russians.
    Greece ranks fourth in Schengen visa issuance to Russian citizens.

    Schengen countries primarily issue single-entry visas to Russians. Multiple-entry visas are issued less frequently than before.

    I was born in the USSR. Traveling to other countries was impossible for the vast majority of people at the time. No one could have imagined that everything would change, but it did. I received a two-year multiple-entry visa and traveled without restrictions. I visited Finland most often. But history has come full circle, and obtaining a Schengen visa has become impossible again.

    However, Russians still have many opportunities for international travel. Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, and Vietnam are among the most popular countries.

  • Kurskaya and Chkalovskaya Metro Stations in Moscow

    The Kurskaya and Chkalovskaya metro stations in Moscow are located approximately 2.5 kilometers east of the city center (the Kremlin and Red Square), next to Kursky Railway Station. Kurskaya metro stations are located on two Moscow Metro lines: the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line (Line 3, blue line) and the Circle Line (Line 5, brown line). Chkalovskaya metro station is located on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line (Line 10, light green line) of the Moscow Metro. The stations are connected by passages, allowing transfers between the three metro lines.

    Kurskaya Metro Station (Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line)

    Kurskaya metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro is located between Baumanskaya and Ploshchad Revolyutsii stations. The station opened on March 13, 1938. The station’s boarding hall is located under Zemlyanoy Val Street. The station exit (escalators) is located at the eastern end of the hall.

    The station has transfers to the station of the same name on the Circle Line and to the Chkalovskaya station on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line. The transfer to the Circle Line is in the center of the hall. The transfer to the Lyublinskaya Line is at the western end of the hall.

    The station exits through a round underground hall, next to which are the ticket counters. This same hall also provides access to the Circle Line station. From the station, you can exit into the Kursky Station waiting room, the above-ground concourse (located on the first floor of a residential building on Kursky Station Square), and through a pedestrian crossing under the railway tracks to Nizhny Susalny Lane.

    Kurskaya Metro Station (Circle Line)

    Kurskaya Station on the Moscow Metro’s Circle Line is located beneath Kursky Station Square between Komsomolskaya and Taganskaya stations.
    The station opened on January 1, 1950.

    The station has two vestibules. The northern vestibule is shared with the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line station. It is located in the northern part of Kursky Station Square and has exits into the station building and onto the square. The southern vestibule is located in the southern part of Kursky Station Square and is shared with Chkalovskaya Station.

    The transfer to Kurskaya Station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line is located in the center of the station’s boarding hall (stairs above the platform, then along a corridor). Transfer to Chkalovskaya Station is through a vestibule shared by both stations.

    Chkalovskaya Metro Station

    Chkalovskaya Metro Station is located on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro, between Sretensky Bulvar and Rimskaya stations. The station opened on December 28, 1995. From the station, you can transfer to Kurskaya Station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya and Koltsevaya Lines.

    The transfer to Kurskaya Station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line is located at the northern end of the central hall. The transfer to Kurskaya Station on the Koltsevaya Line is at the southern end of the hall. Exit to the city and transfer to the Koltsevaya Line are via the above-ground vestibule. The vestibule is shared by both stations and is located in the southern part of Kursky Station Square.

    The station’s design is dedicated to the famous pilot Valery Chkalov (1904-1938). When the station was designed, Zemlyanoy Val Street was named Chkalov Street. This explains the choice of the station’s name. In 1992, the street was reverted to its historical name.

    Near the Kurskaya metro station and Kursky Railway Station in Moscow are:

    Kursky Railway Station.
    Atrium Shopping Center.

  • Arbatskaya Metro Stations in Moscow

    Arbatskaya metro stations are located on two lines of the Moscow Metro: the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line and the Filevskaya Line. The stations are located in the center of Moscow, approximately 1 kilometer from Red Square and the Moscow Kremlin. The station ground-level concourses are located near Arbatskaya Square and famous Moscow streets: Arbat, Novy Arbat, and Vozdvizhenka.

    Arbatskaya Metro Station (Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line)

    Arbatskaya metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro is located between Ploshchad Revolyutsii and Smolenskaya stations. The station opened on April 5, 1953. The station’s underground hall is 220 meters long (one of the longest halls in the Moscow Metro). The station’s depth is 41 meters.

    Arbatskaya metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro is part of Moscow’s largest transfer hub (connecting four stations on four metro lines). From this station, you can transfer to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina on the Sokolnicheskaya Line, Aleksandrovsky Sad on the Filevskaya Line, and Borovitskaya on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line.

    The station’s ground-level vestibule is located near the intersection of Vozdvizhenka Street and Krestovozdvizhensky Lane. The vestibule is integrated into the building of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
    Transfers to the Sokolnicheskaya (Biblioteka imeni Lenina station) and Filevskaya (Aleksandrovsky Sad station) lines are via an escalator located at the eastern end of the vestibule (from there, you can also exit to the city at Aleksandrovsky Sad and Mokhovaya Street). A staircase located in the center of the vestibule leads to Borovitskaya station (Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line). There is no transfer to Arbatskaya station on the Filevskaya line (2014).

    Arbatskaya Metro Station (Filyovskaya Line)

    Arbatskaya station on the Moscow Metro’s Filevskaya line is located between Aleksandrovsky Sad and Smolenskaya stations. Built on the site of a 17th-century church, the station opened on May 15, 1935. The station is 8 meters deep. The station’s ground-level vestibule is located on Arbatskaya Square, near Znamenka, Gogolevsky Boulevard, Arbat, and Novy Arbat streets. The ground-level vestibule is a separate building shaped like a five-pointed star. The station’s vestibule became one of the first symbols of the Moscow Metro.

    Near the Arbatskaya metro station in Moscow are:
    Pedestrian Arbat Street (one of Moscow’s landmarks).
    The Vakhtangov Theater.
    The distance to the Kremlin is approximately 750 meters.

  • Ploshchad Revolyutsii Metro Station in Moscow

    Ploshchad Revolyutsii Metro Station is located in the very center of Moscow, close to many famous landmarks and popular tourist spots. The station is also known for the sculptures located in its underground concourse.

    Ploshchad Revolyutsii Metro Station is a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It is located between Kurskaya and Arbatskaya stations. The station has a connecting connection to Teatralnaya Station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line, from where you can transfer to Okhotny Ryad Station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line of the Moscow Metro.

    The station opened on March 13, 1938. The entrances from this station are located next to Ploshchad Revolyutsii (hence the name). The station was designed by architect A.N. Dushkin.

    Sculpture at the Ploshchad Revolyutsii metro station in Moscow

    A few figures: depth – 34 meters; The overall platform width is 22.5 meters; the distance between tracks is 25.4 meters; the height of the boarding hall vault is 5.3 meters; and the platform length is 155 meters.

    The station has two above-ground vestibules. The western vestibule is located on Revolution Square and is shared with Teatralnaya Station (from here, you can go to both Revolution Square and Teatralnaya Stations). The station’s eastern vestibule is built into a building located on the corner of Bogoyavlensky Lane and Nikolskaya Street.

    A distinctive feature of Revolution Square metro station are the bronze sculptures located in its underground vestibule. There are 76 sculptures in total, 18 of which are repeated four times, and two of which are repeated twice. The sculptures depict a total of 20 images. The sculptures were created at the Leningrad Art Casting Workshop under the direction of sculptor M. G. Manizer. The sculptures installed at the station depict Soviet people, as was common practice in the USSR during the station’s construction. They depict workers, peasants, soldiers, sailors, students, etc. The sculptures were intended to serve as a kind of propaganda tool. Today, they can be considered a cultural monument of the USSR of the mid-20th century.

    Sculpture at the Ploshchad Revolyutsii metro station in Moscow

    Some of the sculptures are associated with certain superstitions. For example, to ensure you pass an exam, you should rub the nose of the dog near the “Border Guard with a Dog” sculpture; touching the revolver near the revolutionary sailor sculpture will ensure a successful day.

    Sculpture with a dog at the Ploshchad Revolyutsii metro station

    Some of the landmarks located near the Ploshchad Revolyutsii metro station:

    Moscow Kremlin. The Moscow Kremlin is the main landmark of the Russian capital and a symbol of Russia. The Kremlin grounds are the historical center of the city. The Moscow Kremlin Museum manages the Kremlin’s tourist attractions.
    Red Square. Red Square is the main square of Russia. All tourists visiting the Russian capital stop by this place. The square is home to the Kremlin’s most famous tower, the Spasskaya Tower. (Distance from the metro station is approximately 240 meters.)
    St. Basil’s Cathedral. The most famous cathedral in Moscow and Russia (Pokrovsky Cathedral). One of Moscow’s most beautiful churches. (Distance approximately 500 meters.)
    Kazan Cathedral. (Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan.)
    Bolshoi Theater. Russia’s most famous theater. The theater is known throughout the world. (Distance approximately 370 meters.)
    Historical Museum. Russia’s largest historical museum is located on Red Square. (Distance approximately 250 meters.)
    Polytechnic Museum (Distance approximately 650 meters.)

  • The town of Zelenogorsk is also part of St. Petersburg

    North of St. Petersburg, along the Baltic Sea coast, lies the Kurortny District of St. Petersburg. Clean air, the seashore, and fine beaches make this area a great vacation spot. Popular destinations here include Repino, Komarovo, Sestroretsk, and Zelenogorsk.

    Zelenogorsk is probably the most famous town in the Kurortny District of St. Petersburg. It has many parks, and a good beach is located right in the city center. The best time to visit Zelenogorsk is summer, but it’s also a great escape from the hustle and bustle of the city at other times.

    The swimming season here typically lasts from mid-June to the end of August. In the summer, if the weather is favorable, it’s a wonderful place to spend a few free days or an entire vacation. The city’s old Finnish name was Terijoki.

    The Baltic Sea coastline is what attracts vacationers to Zelenogorsk (and the St. Petersburg resort area). There are quite a few beaches along the coast. Zelenogorsk’s fine, sandy beach is located right within the city limits. To ensure no one doubts its wonderfulness, it’s called “Golden Beach.”

    Finding the beach in Zelenogorsk is very easy. Next to the school building, you’ll see a monument to Lenin. Lenin gestures toward the beach, as if inviting, “Comrades, everyone to the beach.”

    Lenin monument in Zelenogorsk

    The most prominent buildings in most cities are churches. Zelenogorsk has two churches. One of them is Finnish, a Lutheran church (Terijoen kirkko). The architecture of the Lutheran church differs from that of typical Russian churches, making it a prominent landmark. Organ concerts are regularly held at the Lutheran Church of Zelenogorsk.

    The second church is an Orthodox church. It is located closer to the beach. Various interesting sculptures are sometimes installed near the church in Zelenogorsk.

    Lutheran Church

    Zelenogorsk is very green. The city center feels like it’s in a park.

    Zelenogorsk is located approximately 50 kilometers northwest of St. Petersburg. Getting to Zelenogorsk from St. Petersburg is quite easy. You can use any form of public transportation: commuter train, bus, private car, or taxi.

    If you’re flying into St. Petersburg from another region, it might be easier to take a taxi, although this is the most expensive form of transportation. You can also use car sharing.

    During the Soviet era, many holiday resorts were built on the Baltic Sea coast. Today, these resort hotels offer varying levels of comfort and price points, from very expensive to quite affordable.

    A beach in Zelenogorsk.

    Not only St. Petersburg residents spend their holidays (weekends) in the hotels, sanatoriums, and holiday resorts of St. Petersburg’s resort area. Tourists from other regions of Russia also come here.

    Of course, the Black Sea coast, Turkey, Spain, and other warm countries are great, but not everyone enjoys hot weather, and many find it unsuitable for health reasons. Consider taking a weekend vacation to the Baltic Sea coast.

    If you’re planning a summer trip to St. Petersburg and plan to stay there for a while, you should consider staying in the Kurortny District of St. Petersburg. For example, in Zelenogorsk (Sestroretsk, Repino, Komarovo). Getting to St. Petersburg won’t be difficult, and you won’t find such natural beauty, sea, beaches, and tranquility in a big city.

  • Kolomenskoye park

    Kolomenskoye is a popular place to spend free time among Moscow residents and one of the city’s landmarks. Kolomenskoye is a large park on the banks of the Moskva River. The park boasts many interesting architectural landmarks.

    Kolomenskoye Park and Museum is located approximately 10 kilometers south of the city center (the Kremlin and Red Square). The park covers approximately 390 hectares and stretches approximately 2.7 kilometers from north to south.

    The village of Kolomenskoye was located on the road from Moscow to Kolomna. The first written mention of the village of Kolomenskoye dates back to 1336. For many years, Kolomenskoye was the patrimony of the Moscow grand princes, and one of the residences of the Russian tsars was located here. After the Russian capital was moved to St. Petersburg, Kolomenskoye became less visited by members of the royal family. The Kolomenskoye Museum was founded in 1923. Kolomenskoye is now part of the city of Moscow. The Kolomenskoye Park and Museum is part of the Moscow State United Artistic, Historical, Architectural, and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve.

    The Kolomenskoye Museum grounds contain monuments of Russian architecture from the 16th to 18th centuries. The most famous is the Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye, built in 1532. Interesting events are often held in the park.

    Address: Moscow, Andropov Avenue, 39.
    Entrances to the park are located near the Kolomenskaya and Kashirskaya metro stations.
    You can find the park’s location on a map of Moscow.
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  • Izmailovo park and museum in Moscow

    Izmailovo is a former royal estate built in the second half of the 17th century east of Moscow on the Serebryanka River. Izmailovo is currently part of the Moscow State United Artistic, Historical, Architectural, and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve. It is a park located on a small artificial island. The island contains several interesting historical architectural landmarks.

    Moscow. Izmailovo.

    Izmailovo Park and Museum is located approximately 10 kilometers northeast of the city center (the Kremlin and Red Square). The distance to the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD) is approximately 5 kilometers. The island stretches approximately 800 meters from east to west and approximately 400 meters from north to south.

    Izmailovo was the ancestral estate of the Romanov boyars. The estate was granted to a member of this dynasty by Tsar Ivan the Terrible. In 1654, the village passed into state ownership, becoming the royal family’s country estate. Between 1664 and 1691, the estate was rebuilt. A pond was created around the estate. The estate was located on an artificial island. It was on this pond that the future Tsar Peter the Great learned the basics of naval navigation.

    Moscow. Izmailovo.

    Several ancient buildings remain on Izmailovsky Island: the Bridge Tower (1671–1679), the Cathedral of the Intercession (1671–1679), and the Front and Rear Entrance Gates (1679–1682).

    Address: Moscow, Bauman Town, Building 2, Bldg. 14.
    Nearest metro station: Partizanskaya.

    The Kremlin in Izmailovo
    The Kremlin in Izmailovo is a cultural and entertainment complex located on the western shore of the Serebryano-Vinogradny Pond, next to the Izmailovo estate. The Kremlin buildings are modern, constructed in a style characteristic of old Russian architecture. The Kremlin grounds house several museums (the Bread Museum, the Chocolate Museum, the Russian Toy Museum, the Vodka History Museum, and the Russian Navy History Museum), art workshops (the “Russian Compound” crafts center), a wedding palace, and a business center. Various entertainment events for the public are organized within the “Izmailovo Kremlin.”

    Partizanskaya is the nearest metro station.
    Address: Izmailovskoye Shosse, 73Zh, Moscow.
    Find the location on a Moscow map.

  • Tsaritsyno park

    Tsaritsyno is a large park containing architectural landmarks and museums. The park includes a palace complex, greenhouses, ponds, a musical fountain, and other features. The museum-reserve covers approximately 400 hectares.

    The Tsar’s residence, Tsaritsyno, was founded by order of Empress Catherine II in 1776. The palace was built in the so-called “Russian Gothic” (pseudo-Gothic) style. The palace and other buildings remained unused for many years. Currently, it hosts exhibitions and other events. The park is a popular place for strolls in fine weather. Classical and contemporary music concerts are held in the halls of the Grand Palace and the park grounds (in summer). Tsaritsyno is also the site of music festivals.

    Tsaritsyno, Moscow.

    Museum address: 115569, Moscow, Dolskaya Street, Bldg. 1
    Nearest metro station: Tsaritsyno.
    Find the park’s location on a map of Moscow.

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