Urban Historian
Autor i dziennikarz w Piter Pass. Dzieli się wskazówkami podróżniczymi, przewodnikami po atrakcjach i wiedzą od wewnątrz o Sankt Petersburgu, aby pomóc odwiedzającym jak najlepiej wykorzystać swoją podróż.
A Child Travelling Abroad from Saint Petersburg: Documents with One Parent, with a Grandparent and Alone — Pulkovo and the Land Border
With one parent no consent from the other is needed under Russian law as reworded from 20 January 2026. With a grandparent or coach: notarised consent from one parent. Alone: plus the airline's unaccompanied-minor service. How to check for an exit ban, what consulates require, and the state of the Finnish and Estonian borders.
The Ruskeala Express: Steam Train from Sortavala to Ruskeala — Getting There from Saint Petersburg, Tickets and What to Expect
A daily steam-hauled train: Sortavala 10:40 to Ruskeala Mountain Park 11:50, back at 17:30, with a turntable show at the terminus. From Saint Petersburg take the 06:15 Lastochka — and plan an overnight, because the evening Lastochka leaves before the steam train returns. Tickets 45 days ahead, park prices.
Kolomyagi: A Village Inside Saint Petersburg — Wooden Church, Manor Park, Artists' Village and the Children's Railway
A kilometre from Udelnaya metro the city turns into a dacha village: a sky-blue wooden church of 1906, the Orlov-Denisov manor with its restored park and pond, sculptures of the Artists' Village, a Catholic chapel with cross-shaped windows and a children's railway. A two- to three-hour walk and how to behave in a residential district.
What Happens in Saint Petersburg Every Year: A Month-by-Month Calendar of Festivals and Events
Bridge raisings from 10 April to 30 November, Museum Night in May, Stars of the White Nights, Scarlet Sails and Opera for All in summer, Leningrad Bridges and the Vyborg tournament in August, the Peterhof fountain closing in late September, the Manezhnaya Christmas fair in winter. What is free, what is ticketed and when rooms cost most.
SHKAF and Saint Petersburg's New-Format Libraries: Free Exhibitions, Talks and Quiet Coworking
The SHKAF library and art residency at Marshala Tukhachevskogo 31, Rzhevskaya with a VR corner and photo studio, KUB in Novaya Okhta and three more district libraries: addresses, hours, what is inside, how the free reader's card works and why a tourist should care.
Mother-and-Child Rooms at Pulkovo Airport and Saint Petersburg Railway Stations: Where, What Is Inside and What It Costs
Pulkovo has a free 24-hour mother-and-child room on the second floor: children up to seven, a medical note from the first-aid post, three hours maximum. Saint Petersburg's railway stations list no such room, only changing tables, play corners and paid rest rooms. Where to go, which documents to bring and when to rent a place nearby instead.
Travelling with a Pet to and from Saint Petersburg: Vaccinations, Documents, Trains, Pulkovo and the Finnish Border
What a cat or dog needs inside Russia and for leaving it: pet passport, microchip before the rabies shot, antibody test three months before the EU, Form 1 and Form 5a. Train and metro rules, veterinary control at Pulkovo, the closed Finnish border and where in the city the papers are issued.
Free Creative Workshops in Saint Petersburg: Pottery, Sewing and a Photo Studio for Anyone Under 36
The city funds youth spaces where a potter's wheel, a sewing workshop and a lit photo studio are free for ages 14 to 35. How the Sozdanie space on Prospekt Nauki works, how to book, why it is always full, and where else to go.
Your Lastochka to Vyborg Is Cancelled: How to Get There Today and Get a Refund
When the Vyborg train is withdrawn: the next suburban train, buses from Parnas and Devyatkino, a taxi or a hire car. What the railway refunds and why a late suburban train earns no compensation.
Missed Your Flight at Pulkovo: What Can Still Be Saved
Check-in at Pulkovo closes 40 minutes before departure. What to do in the first ten minutes, when Article 108 of the Russian Air Code gives you a refund, when the delay is not your fault, and how to leave the airport at night.
Your Car Has Been Towed in Saint Petersburg: Where It Is, What It Costs and How to Get It Back
The 24-hour numbers that tell you which pound the car went to, 2026 towing and storage rates, the 4,500-rouble fine, the four round-the-clock offices that issue the release decision, and what to do when the car is a rental.
The Bridges Are Up and You Are on the Wrong Bank: How to Get Back at Night in Saint Petersburg
Night buses were withdrawn in 2020. What exists: the gaps between raisings (Palace Bridge 2:50–3:10), the weekend night metro shuttle Admiralteyskaya–Sportivnaya, fixed bridges and the ring road for taxis.