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