I lived in St. Petersburg from February to late June, 2011.
The city is incredible – simultaneously beautiful and difficult. I would recommend visiting to anyone. Whilst the winter snow is certainly a bit magical, it makes getting around pretty hard. The best time is definitely June: the weather is brilliant, there’s a celebration almost every weekend and the light lasts all the way through the night.
Lenin
Winter Palace
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Mayakovskaya metro stop
Pivskarevskoye memorial cemetery
Kazan Cathedral in summer
Victory Day
White nights in St. Petersburg (photo taken at midnight in mid-June)
Elagin Island
Frozen Neva
Church on Spilled Blood, park view
Defenders of Leningrad monument
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
Winter palace on the river Neva
Aliye Parusa festival
Chesme Church in the snow
The Bronze Horseman in the snow
View from St Isaac’s cathedral
Smolny Cathedral
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Northernmost Buddhist temple in the world