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Discover the best top things to do in Russian Gulf of Finland Coast, Russia including Church of St. Aleksander Nevsky, Monument to Blockade Stickleback, Monument S.O. Makarov, Sculpture Dwarfs Scientists, Monument to the Vyborg Tram, Monument to the Prisoners of Nazi Concentration Camps, Monument To Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, Monument Sail and Cross, Statue of Torkel Knutsson, Boy with a Cat.
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1. Church of St. Aleksander Nevsky
2. Monument to Blockade Stickleback
3. Monument S.O. Makarov
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 131 reviews
Reviewed By tjaarth2017 - Pringle Bay, South Africa
This is on the same grounds as the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and really a beautiful monument
4. Sculpture Dwarfs Scientists
5. Monument to the Vyborg Tram
6. Monument to the Prisoners of Nazi Concentration Camps
7. Monument To Heroic Defenders of Leningrad
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 249 reviews
The focal point of Victory Square is an impressive obelisk monument dedicated to the citizens and soldiers of Leningrad who, through tremendous hardship, successfully repelled the Nazis during the 900-day Siege of Leningrad in World War II.
Reviewed By Alex280546 - Melbourne, Australia
This was my second visit to St. Petersburg, both were conducted group tours, and I was very very sorry to miss this on my first trip. This was the highlight of my second trip. Even if you are not a history buff, this is one place you should NOT miss if you come to this city. A monument to the heroic defence of Leningrad (old name for the city), when it was besieged by the Nazi forces in WW2. One of the longest and most destructive sieges (in terms of human and material losses) in the history of mankind. Above ground the most striking object is a 50 metre obelisk, and huge statues depicting soldiers and civilians. Below it is a huge metal ring, (a symbol of the besieging forces surrounding the city). But, the best is underground. There is a huge cathedral-like hall, with all sorts of exhibits relating to the siege. You must budget at least an hour (if not two!) to see all the exhibits. There are a couple of excellent short documentaries depicting life during the siege. If you do not have a guide, ask the staff to run it for you. All very very moving. It is only when you see this memorial that you realise how awfully the Russian people suffered in WW2 ( the USSR lost around 26 million people in the war, soldiers and civilians). Photos freely allowed.
8. Monument Sail and Cross
9. Statue of Torkel Knutsson
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By sergeyk147
First it was the last Russian emperor Nicolas II who showed moral courage to bless a statue of a Swede on Russian soil. It strongly resembles a monument to Birger Jarl aka Birger Magnusson, a prominent Swedish statesman and warrior, on Riddarholmen island in Stockholm. It's not a co-incidence - in 1884 Finnish architect Johan Jacob Ahrenberg who initiated the project specifically asked Carl Wilhelm Vallgren, a Finnish sculptor (both were subjects of Russian empire 'coz Finland was then part of it) that Torkel Knutsson looked somewhat like his famous compatriot. When a plaster version was ready and the gentlemen turned to Russian authorities for approval local governor strongly opposed the very idea of it but in the end of the day in 1908 founder of Vyborg took his place in the center of the city. It stood there till 1948 but then Soviet communists decided that enough was enough and toppled it - at night, like villains always do. They put a rope around his body and pulled it down - only his feet kept standing on the plinth. By incredible play of Doom the statue has not been destroyed but dragged into some barn and forgotten there. It was found quite by chance in 1975 but returned to its present place only in 1993, after the fall of those obscurantists. This time, hopefully, for good. Gorgeous.
