St. Petersburg imperial country residences news

[Joanna]

Further links from Vladimir's post on the press conference this week with the Tsarskoe Selo Museum complex, Pavlovsk will return items that belong to the Alexander Palace when the museum is completed:

http://www.rosbalt.ru/2008/11/19/543079.html

Joanna

[PAVLOV]

I recently came across a website, in Russian, which I cannot understand, listing many Russian Country houses and their churches, with exterior photoghraphs. It is a wonderful site. i am just so sorry that it is in Russian, as I am facinated by the country estates of Russia. My Russian is so bad, that I am unable to give you the name of the saite. Perhaps someone knows the site, and can tell me if it is available in english. 

[Douglas]

All websites can be translated.  Go to Google Translate.....Tools...follow the instructions.

[Douglas]

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nataturka.ru%2F&sl=ru&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

This is the website about Russian manor houses in English.

[Vladimir_V.]

New exhibition in the Pavlovsk Palace:
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich – Poet and Citizen.
December 2008 – March 2009
http://www.pavlovskmuseum.ru/news/news_detail.php?ID=2285

[Vladimir_V.]

Tsarskoe Selo.

St.Petersburg government decided to lease the Imperial Train Station.
Data of the auction: March 18 2009
Building of former train station
Address: St Petersburg, Pushkin town (Tsarskoe Selo), Akademichesky pr. 35a
S=407 m2
Start price:  $10 100
Time of rent: 49 years
Indispensable condition: to spend for the reconstruction not less than $4 600 000

http://www.bn.ru/news/2009/02/04/40219.html

[Douglas]

.Here is another translation of  the notice about the leasing of the train station.

Tsarskoselsky station lease offering

On Wednesday, March 18, St. Petersburg Property Fund will hold a tender on sale of lease rights  of the former railway station building.  The building area of 407 sq. . м. . meters located at the Academic prospect, 35a, and is not currently used.

. Winner of auction will be the lease of the building for 49 years.

 Initial price of an annual rent of 363 thousand rubles [$10,075 per year].  According to the investment environment in the three years after the signing of a contract won in the bidding,  the winning company must invest in the reconstruction of the building at least 166 million rubles [$4,600,000].


04.02.2009 12:01 | Источник БН.ру | Автор Сергей Бардин 04.02.2009 12:01 | Source BN.ru | Author Sergey Bardin

[Vladimir_V.]

Peterhof

Crisis stopped the recreation of the Lower Palace:

http://www.mr7.ru/news/society/story_9880.html

[Cathy]

Oh Vladimir - I knew it may happen because of the terrible economy but I am disappointed - it was one I was really looking forward to - from a pile of rubble to the glories of the past :-)

[Vladimir_V.]

I hope we will see the new Lower Palace.
I want to see. I don`t smoke. I swim every day.
:-)

[gleb]

How sad!

And the Fermersky palace hasn't been completed yet. Who knows, maybe one day...

[Joanna]

Gleb, the Fermersky palace has been completed. They were installing the interiors last year when we were there.

Vladimir, do you know what has happened with the Fermersky? I had thought it was to open last August. Has Abris published a book on it yet? Do you know what other books Abris will publish in 2010?

Joanna

[Vladimir_V.]

Vladimir, do you know what has happened with the Fermersky? I had thought it was to open last August.
Has Abris published a book on it yet? Do you know what other books Abris will publish in 2010?

They are still working at the design of the halls. They want to create the exposition on the first (ground) floor and open the museum in this year.
And today they are working in the garden of the Farm Palace (small grotto, pergola and two fountains).
Abris hasn`t published any books on it. But we are in waiting : )

[Vladimir_V.]

Interesting paper: http://top.rbc.ru/society/12/03/2009/286293.shtml
Tourism to Russia and from Russia in 2008

from Canada to Russia +66%
Spain +33%
Norway +33%
Italy +10%
UK +9%

Austria –17%
Switzerland –12%
France –8%

[Cathy]

Vladimir - I think that we were 2 of the 44 K that came from Canada and we were very glad we did :-)
Do you think that 142 K from Finland is a good tourist year? And 185,9 K from US?