• The magnificent buildings and museums of St Petersburg display the history of Russia in perfect context. From the interior grandeur of the Peter & Paul Fortress to the breathtaking views of the city seen from Saint Isaac's Cathedral, students won't fail to be impressed by their surroundings.

    Subject Focus:
    • KS 4-5: See Russia's ‘second' city and how it has responded to European and world history.
    • KS 4-5: Understand the dynamics of St Petersburg and how decisions made within this new and expanding city are beginning to be heard across Europe.
    • KS 4-5: Think about how the traditions of the past are still relevant to modern day St Petersburg.

    Student Outcomes:
    • View St Petersburg up close and experience the history with your own eyes.
    • Explore how and why St Petersburg is becoming a major European city.
    • Reflect on the stories and myths that surround St Petersburg and Russia.
    • Understand the influence of the Tsars on their people.
     

  • Museum of the History of Leningrad

    From September 1941 to 1944 the siege of Leningrad rained down upon the city and created sacrifices and survivors who will always be remembered. Exhibits, relics and documents of the past form the basis of this significant museum.
     

  • Pavlovsk Palace & Gardens

    Russia's state museum houses some of the most beautiful antiquities and opulent rooms in the whole of the country. Discover the great halls and the lengths undertaken to preserve the riches of St. Petersburg during WWII.
     

  • Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood

    This typical Russian church, with its colourful onion domes, was built on the site where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated and as such is one of the most important buildings in the city.
     

  • Aurora

    The ship whose shots were said to be the signal for the October Revolution, visiting students can explore the events of the Revolution, one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. 

  • Cathedral Fortress of Peter and Paul

    This complex contains the cathedral that served as St Petersburg's symbol for centuries and also the prison that held many prominent Bolsheviks captive. Students can use both sites to compare the similarities and differences between the regimes and also explore the importance of religion to the Tsars.

     

  • Winter Palace

    Immortalised in Eisenstein's October, a visit to the home of the Tsar can reflect not only on the importance of this building in Russia's history, but also on how events here have been represented or misrepresented in history.
     

  • Walking Tour

    Students can compare and contrast the sights they see in St Petersburg with the rest of Russia; why not take time to reflect on what motivated Peter the Great to move his capital here.
     

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