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St. Petersburg - Moscow
8 days /7 nights
DAY 1. Arrival in St. Petersburg. Transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Dinner at the restaurant at the hotel.
 DAY 2. Breakfast at the hotel.
On this day we are happy to invite you to the city tour. You will have a chance to get acquainted with the unique architectural ensembles in the streets, squares, and embankments of the city, with history of the city starting from its foundation and up to the present day. We will focus our attention on the places, closely connected with the Revolution and remarkable events, which followed it. You will visit Peter and Paul Fortress, built by the order of the city’s founder Peter I. The fortress was later used as a political prison. After the Revolution the prison was closed down and the museum was organized on its territory.
Lunch (traditional Russian cuisine and vodka-tasting)
We will come on board of the famous Aurora battle cruiser, which played a noticeable role during the revolutionary events of 1917. During the Second World War Aurora guns protected the city sky from enemies aircrafts. Now Aurora is on its last eternal berthing near the Nakhimov Naval Academy. The cruiser was turned into a museum and now it is open to public.
Museum of Russian Political History was opened in the former mansion of Matilda Kseshinskaya, outstanding Russian ballet dancer and favorite of Nicholas II.
DAY 3. Breakfast at the hotel.
 Excursion to Razliv. We will set off to Sestroretsk to Lake Razliv, which is 35 km away from St. Petersburg. There in 1917 Vladimir Ilich Lenin hid out from The Russian Provisional Government. At first he stayed at Emelyanov brothers’ in a barn, then in a tent made of branches. From there he escaped to Finland. Lunch at the restaurant “Shalash (Tent)”, its interiors reproduce the spirit of the Lenin epoch.
Return trip to the city. On our way back we will visit Memorial Flat of S.M. Kirov, the first secretary of Leningrad regional committee CPSU (B.) (Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks)) from 1926 till 1934. The interiors of the flat, household goods, library and personal belongings of Kirov were nearly completely preserved. Visit to the Hermitage - one of the largest European museums. The State Hermitage museum comprises 5 buildings, one of them is the Winter Palace – the official residence of Russian Emperors. After overthrow of the Tsar’s regime the Hermitage was a residence of the Provisional Government. It was there in the White Dinning Room, where members of the Provisional Government had a meeting during the storming of the Winter Palace. After the Revolution the museum became a state ownership and was opened to public.
DAY 4. Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to Icebreaker Krasin built in 1916. It is the world’s only floating icebreaker museum. It was restored lately. All mechanisms and equipment are operative and answer all normative requirements. The exposition tells about shipbuilding, icebreaker fleet and participation of Krasin in rescue parties and research expeditions and the Second World War. Visit to D-2 Narodovolets submarine. The visitors will have a chance to get acquainted with the submarine layout, technical equipment, arms and the crew living conditions onboard the Second World War combat submarine. Lunch
Visit to Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. This factory was established more than 200 years ago. Before the Revolution it was called the Imperial Porcelain Factory, after 1917 the factory became state-owned and was renamed Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. The museum fund includes items, which can tell the history of the factory and priceless collection of porcelain. It also has a rich collection of porcelain of post-revolutionary period, so called agitational porcelain.
DAY 5. Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out. Set-off to Tsarskoye Selo. The State Museum-Reserve “Tsarskoye Selo” is an example of world architecture and gardening of 18th century – the beginning of 20th century. During the Second World War Tsarskoye Selo was occupied by the Nazis. Magnificent Catherine Palace was severely destroyed; the park was totally ruined. Right after the end of the war the reconstruction process started and it is still in progress. The major part of the interiors is now open to public, including world famous Golden Suite of Rooms and the Amber Room.
Return to the city. Visit to the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad. In a huge 1200 m2 hall there are documents and real evidences, which reflect the heroic deed of Defenders of Leningrad – soldiers and civilians during the 900-day Siege. Lunch
Visit to the Central Naval Museum. It is one of the first Russian museums and the largest Naval Museum of the World. The collection of arms, naval materiel, flags, and banners includes unique items, the majority of which do not have analogues in the World.
Visit to the Artillery Museum. On the territory of the museum there are examples of materiel and arms since Peter’s time and till present days. Among them the most interesting are the Second World War items used in battles. Transfer to the railway station. Trip to Moscow.
DAY 6. Moscow. Transfer. Check-in. City tour and visit to the memorial complex on Poklonnaya Hill. Video boards show documentary of the Second World War time. Original photos, maps, and archive materials tell the visitors about the War of 1941-1945. Lunch
Visit to the Kremlin. Moscow Kremlin State Museum comprises the architectural monuments built in the end of the 15th century. – 20th century. The Moscow Kremlin has always been the residence of Russian Rulers. Today it is the residence of Russian President. Museums of the Kremlin keep the unique masterpieces of various genres.
DAY 7. Breakfast at the hotel
Visit to the Polytechnic Museum. The Polytechnic Museum in Moscow is one of the oldest museums in the world – opened on October 12, 1897. Today it is the largest technical museum in Russia. Its exposition tells about the history of techniques and inventors, explains various technical equipment operating principles. Lunch
Visit to the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in the monument to Space Explorers. The monument was constructed to commemorate the launch of the first artificial satellite on October 4, 1957. Twenty years later by the monument pedestal a museum devoted to the space exploration was opened. The exposition includes genuine aircrafts, space suits and equipment.
DAY 8. Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport. |
