Do you know which city is called the cultural capital of Russia? Surely you have heard this phrase more than once. Satya will talk about one of the amazing cities of our state.
It so happened that in the history of Russia there were two capitals: Moscow and St. Petersburg. But why did it happen that the second city gained a special status?
Hermitage
Not every city can boast that more than 200 museums operate on its land. And there are just so many of them in St. Petersburg. The most important of them: the Hermitage, the Cabinet of Rarities (Kunstkamera), the Russian Museum.
The first one is located within the walls of the Winter Palace. For its placement, the city authorities allocated 5 buildings. The expositions occupy an area of 57,475 m2. But this is not the main pride of the museum. It turns out that its archives contain works of ancient and prehistoric art, various household items and cultures of the East, as well as amazing jewelry.
Masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Titian, Rubens, Van Gogh, Picasso, Renoir, Kandinsky and other talented artists take part in Hermitage exhibitions. Having visited this beautiful and amazing place, you will no doubtwill argue that St. Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia.
Theatrical art in the northern capital
And again we turn to statistics. There are about 200 theaters, concert halls and theater groups in this city. Among them are famous all over the world:
- Mariinsky, Mikhailovsky, Alexandrinsky theatres.
- Comedy Theater (Academic).
- Lensovet Theatre.
- "B altic House".
- Youth Theater on the Fontanka.
- Youth Theatre.
- "Russian enterprise" named after A. Mironov.
- Clownery theater.
- State Philharmonic.
- Academic Chapel.
- Circus.
- Palaces of Culture.
- October Concert Hall and so on.
On the posters you will read the names of the leading opera singers. In addition, talented directors work in St. Petersburg theaters. Famous performances based on works of foreign and domestic literature are staged to thunderous applause. It is not surprising that many troupes are interested in coming on tour to the cultural capital of Russia. And we are smoothly moving on to the next section of the sights of the city of St. Petersburg.
About museums and parks
St. Petersburg has a large number of museums. Must visit museums:
- Zoological.
- Academy of Arts.
- Historical Museum of St. Petersburg.
- The All-Russian Pushkin Museum.
- Naval Museum Complex.
- Museum of the Siege of Leningrad.
- An exhibition of urban sculpture and so on.
But if you arrived in the cultural capital of Russia in the warm season, then you just need to go on an excursion to the palace and park complexes and museum-reserves, which are located in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. The fact is that they are of particular value. Visit Peterhof, Kronstadt, Oranienbaum, Gatchina, Tsarskoye Selo, Shlisselburg, Pavlovsk.
You won't regret it! The main value of these places lies in the fact that architectural and landscape design form a unique, majestic image of the city with strict symmetrical streets, lush gardens and green parks, huge squares.
Rivers, embankments, canals, bridges, patterned fences, huge and decorative sculptures deserve special attention! Thanks to these facts, in 1990 the center of Grad Petrova, as well as its suburbs, were included in the UNESCO heritage list.
Media
The cultural capital of Russia could not develop and reach heights in art without radio and television. Over 100 newspapers and even more magazines are published by publishing houses throughout the city.
Here is the main office of the state "Channel Five". Regional TV channels also broadcast. Work is in full swing in the television studios of this region. For example, "Your city". There are more than 30 radio stations on the air of St. Petersburg.
Some statistics
"And what events are covered in the media of Peter?" - you ask. BUTthat's what! According to the latest data, it is known that about 1,000 exhibitions, more than 300 different festivals, more than 120 bright and sometimes outrageous premieres are held in the city every year. Among all these events, St. Petersburg hosts the only dance festival (classical) in Russia - the Mariinsky. Its participants are famous and leading dancers of the world ballet. In addition, the cultural capital of Russia is famous for its international art festivals: ballet, music, sculpture, and so on.
Many faiths
Do you know that about 270 different religious associations operate on the borders of St. Petersburg: Orthodox Church, Old Believer, Armenian, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish and so on.
The most amazing thing is that among the participants of these associations there are never bright disputes and conflicts. There are 229 religious buildings scattered throughout the city. And you need to visit such monuments of culture and architecture as:
- St. Isaac's, Smolny, Peter and Paul, Kazan, Vladimir, Sophia, Feodorovsky cathedrals.
- Savior-on-Blood.
- Neva Lavra.
- Novodevichy Convent.
- Seaside deserts and so on.
Our article is coming to an end. Now you understand why St. Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia. Surprisingly, no city in our country can boast such a diverse and rich manifestation of culture!
