LifeStyle's new St. Petersburg section brings to you the best of the latest events and places of interest in the "northern capital" of Russia.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

• Exposition of the Jewelry Gallery "Golden Rooms".
About 1,500 golden items dated from the VII century BC till the XX century, put into 3 sections: "Gold of the Ancient Nomads" with the renowned Siberian collection assembled by Peter I and the world-famous collection of Scythian gold; "Greek Gold from the Black Sea North Littoral", from the VI century BC till the III century AD; "The Jewelry Art of the Orient and the New World dated from the XVI - the beginning of the XX centuries" - unique products of Indian craftsmen, Chinese jewels, samples of toreutics from Pre-Columbian America, etc.
The State Hermitage.

• Great Faberge in The Hermitage.
The exhibition is organized by the State Hermitage and Faberge Arts Foundation (Washington - St. Petersburg). Over 100 artistic jewels from the collections of Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps, palace-and-park ensembles Tsarskoye Selo, Peterhof, Pavlovsk, the Elaginoostrovskiy Palace-Museum, private collections of John A.Traina Jr., San Francisco and La Vieille Russie, New York, and
also FORBES Magazine collection.
The State Hermitage.

• Realm of the Eagle.
Empire Style.
Over 600 items of Russian and West-European decorative and applied art, graphics, paintings,
harbored in new exhibition halls of General Staff building - former office of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russian Empire. Some of the
interiors keep preserved the decoration made to the design of the famous architect who created
the building, Carlo Rossi.
The State Hermitage.

• French Art of the XX Century.
Pierre Bonnard and Maurice Denis.
The exhibition in the new building acquired by The Hermitage Museum - General Staff. Unique decorative compositions: Bonnard's triptych "At Mediterranean" (1911) and a series of panels by Denis "Psyche's Story" (1908-1909), made by the order of a Muscovite collectioner, I.A.Morozov, are worth special attention.
The State Hermitage.

• Karl Briullov. To the Bicentenary from the Birthdate.
Quite unusual as of its scale, the exposition embraces the whole variety of works by the remarkable Russian painter. Displayed are paintings and graphics by K.Briullov from the collection of the Russian Museum, Tretyakov's Gallery, and some foreign collections.
The State Russian Museum.

• Exhibition on Artworks by Yury Vasnetsov (1900-1973).
Timed to the centenary from the birth date of the famous Russian artist, the exhibition displays illustrations to Russian fairy tales and colorful items of drawings, cheap print, porcelain things, also paintings never exhibited before.
The State Russian Museum.

• Konstantin Romanov -
a Poet of the Silver Age.
A review on life and creative activity of a remarkable poet of the end of the XIX - beginning of the XX centuries, who published his verses signed by initials "K.R.". K.Romanov was the last Grand Duke - owner of the Marble Palace.
The Marble Palace.

• Museum to Old Petersburg.
Exhibition to mark the 90th anniversary to the museum, in memory of its founders and first employees. Rare items of the XVIII - the beginning of the XX centuries are shown, from the collection of the Museum of St. Petersburg History: one of the best in St. Petersburg, collection of last century's restaurant menus, St. Petersburg artisans guild banners of the XVIII-XIX centuries, details of ancient constructions, furniture collection, porcelain ware, architectural drawings by G.Guarenghi, painted St. Petersburg landscapes etc.
The Peter and Paul Fortress.

• Rozhdestvenskaya Partition.
That was the former name of one
of the oldest districts of St. Petersburg - Smolninsky (now merged with the Central District). Items from the collection of the Museum of St. Petersburg History tell about the history of the place: paintings, graphics, photographs, postcards, documents, uniform fittings and arming, excavated finds from the XVII century - the beginning of the XX century.
Peter and Paul Fortress.

• NEP: Image of the Town and the Townsmen.
Variety of exhibits from the collection of the Museum of St. Petersburg History makes you feel the air of the city and its inhabitants during the years of New Economical Policy (1921-28). Among them: rarity collection of posters and placards, paintings and drawings by Pavel Filonov's school disciples, and many more. Typical interior details are restored, e.g. cinema hall where documentaries and cinema fiction of 1920s were to watch.
Rumyantsev Mansion.

• For Our Childhood So Happy...
Child's world is shown on the background of political, social, and
economical processes of 1920-30s. Documents, photos, toys, children clothing, books, drawings, paintings, graphics, sculpture. Restored fragments of interior of a school classroom, young pioneers' room, scouts' headquarters, kindergarten. About 1000 items from the Museum of St. Petersburg History, Central State Archive for Historical and Political Documents, and private collections.
Museum of S.M.Kirov.

• Protective Devices at the Edge of Centuries.
On display: products of Russian enterprises manufacturing contemporary protective devices for the army, inner forces, and frontier-guards, and also materials on the history of armed defense - from the hauberk till the bullet-proof waistcoat.
Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps.

• Royal Collections in Kunstkamera.
Displayed are personal effects and collections belonged to the Romanovs dynasty, from Peter I to Nicholas II.
The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after Peter the Great - Kunstkamera.

• Anatomical Rarities of Kunstkamera.
On display: Dutch anatomist F. Ruyss' unique preparations dating from the end of the XVII - beginning of the XVIII centuries; human internal organs, examples of fetuses etc.
The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after Peter the Great - Kunstkamera.
The History of Establishing Smolny Monastery and Institute for Gentle Families' Girls.

• Timed to the 250th anniversary of Smolny Monastery (architect F.-B. Rastrelli) consecration.
Construction and rebuilding plans, portraits of architects and Russian emperors, and materials illustrating the history of Society for Education to Gentle Families' Girls harbored in Smolny Monastery till 1810, are displayed.
Smolny Cathedral.

• From the History of Female Education in Russia.
Smolny Institute for Gentle
Families' Girls. Authentic papers from St. Petersburg archives, and new acquisitions of Museum Smolny; the exhibition dedicated to the 235th anniversary of Smolny Institute for Gentle Families' Girls.
Historical Memorial Museum Smolny.

• Weapons by Kalashnikov.
To the 50th anniversary of the machine-gun AK-47 acceptance
for the army, and the 80th birthday of M.T.Kalashnikov. Offered to the public is a unique collection of automatic weapons by the famous constructor - from the first model of sub-machine-gun as of 1942 to the advanced modifications of tommy-gun and heavy machine-guns, exploited by armed forces of Russia and 100 countries more; also sporting guns based on Kalashnikov's technical principle.
Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps.

• Decorative Wood Used in Russian Furniture of the End of the XVIII - Beginning of the XX Centuries.
Furniture made of Karelian birch, mahogany, walnut, poplar, by various St. Petersburg manufacturers, is diversified by Soviet period porcelains by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (former Royal Porcelain Factory).
Elaginoostrovskiy Palace-Museum.

• Russian Lived-In Interior Appointments of the XIX Century.
Authentic items from St. Petersburg palaces and country steads attire. Paintings, porcelain, lighting, furniture, bronze, sculpture etc.
Palace-and-Park Ensemble Pavlovsk

• Wonderful World of Grotesque.
The exhibition traces the evolution of ornamenting in the XVI-XVII centuries, with different materials and techniques. 164 applied art items: enamels from Limoges, Italian majolica, tapestry, furniture, embroidery, silver, armaments, jewelry, leather- and metal ware.
The State Hermitage.

• Celebration of the White Rose.
White Rose was an emblem
of the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, Princess Charlotte of Prussia who married Nicholas I. On June 13, 1829, princes of Prussia arranged a White Rose Tournament with fancy-dress ball, to honor her. The exhibition offers an album-present "The Magics
of the White Rose" ordered by Friedrich Wilhelm IV by the 25th anniversary of the festivity, which includes 10 watercolors by Adolf Menzel and a poem by Christian Friedrich Scherenberg, "Blanchefleur". Other exhibits are silver items (a beaker, a rose branch, rose in the pot, and rose-shaped insignia), notebook of Alexandra Fyodorovna used during the tournament, and her portrait.
The State Hermitage.

SPORTS

APRIL 29 - MAY 14
Ice Hockey World Championship.
Sport Palace "Yubileyny".
New Arena.