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• Tracing the Steps of Pushkin’s Pskov Estate in Autumn

  Pushkinskiye Gory is a town in the central part of Pskov region. It is famous for its estates, Mikhailovskoye, Petrovskoye, and Trigorskoye, which were significant places in the life of Alexander Pushkin, a famed Russian poet. In the middle of autumn, I took on a weekend endeavor to visit one of the finest places in Pskov Oblast and a natural reserve in Russia that boasts a gorgeous golden autumn. The journey was rough-edged, but my time there changed my perspective of the season. In this blog, I will describe my journey and impressions — and whether I could see autumn through Pushkin’s eyes.

  17.01.2025

• One Hour: A Trip to Catherine Palace

  Catherine Palace is located 30 km south of Saint Petersburg. It’s an hour’s drive from Saint Petersburg. It was the summer residence of the Russian tsars. And we were there on 12th May 2019. The trip was organized by the ITMO.STUDENTS community. On May 12, everyone arrived at Kronversky on time and the BUS departed from the main campus of the university at the scheduled time. A lady guide was with us. We were about more than thirty students on that trip, including international students. When the boarding was finished, our student IDs were taken from us by the lady guide. The bus departed at 10:47 am and arrived exactly after one hour 11:47 am at Catherine Palace.

  12.09.2019