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.
Kazan Cathedral in summer
Pivskarevskoye memorial cemetery
Lenin
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Church on Spilled Blood, park view
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
White nights in St. Petersburg (photo taken at midnight in mid-June)
Elagin Island
Aliye Parusa festival
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Smolny Cathedral
Victory Day
Winter Palace
The Bronze Horseman in the snow
Mayakovskaya metro stop
View from St Isaac’s cathedral
Defenders of Leningrad monument
Frozen Neva
Winter palace on the river Neva
Northernmost Buddhist temple in the world
Chesme Church in the snow