The
first... six images are from Paullina Simons herself, and the apartment her
family shared in Leningrad, which she based Tatiana's apartment on. On a whim I had sent her some links to pictures of
apartment buildings in Russia and asked if any were similar to her
building that she used as the setting in The Bronze Horseman. Not
only was she kind enough to respond to my email, she sent me pictures of
her family's Fifth Soviet apartment she was raised in. The pictures are
from 1998 when she went back to her Leningrad for a visit.
The seventh image is an apartment building of a family friend,
remarkably still in use in 2004. I included Ms. Simons description of
it, which I think will not only interest you, but make you
look at your living conditions in a whole new light!
I
can't tell you how thrilled I was to receive this email with the images
of Fifth Soviet,
it truly was a gift!
Enjoy!
Michelle
Fifth
Soviet Street
Fifth
Soviet Apartment
Fifth
Soviet kitchen
Fifth
Soviet bedroom
Fifth
Soviet corridor
Fifth
Soviet stairwell
"apartment
building where my father's good friend Anatoly Studenkov
still lives, now, in 2004, a lifelong citizen of Soviet
Russia. He is the one to whom Tatiana and Alexander is
dedicated. His life and his building has great poignancy
for me because I can't help thinking that that's where I
would be living, now, in 2004, had my father not
believed in a better life for his family."
Quoted
from Paullina Simons
A
fan of the books recently took a trip to Russia to visit
some settings from the TBH series. She was kind enough
to send some photos to share. Many thanks to Marie for
this and the following four photos.
Bus stop, ulitsa
Saltykow Schedrina now Kirotschnaja and Marie.
Fifth
Soviet in direction Grecheskaja ulitsa
Fifth Soviet and
Marie.
Hospital Grecheskaja
ulitsa,
Lights on a
bridge over the River Small Neva
The Bronze Horseman Statue
Close up of the statue
The River Kama
St.
Isaacs at night
St.
Isaacs
Hermitage
Museum
Field of Mars
Summer Garden
Statue
of Saturn A
Brief Visit to Russia Thanks
to Wendy from Australia for sending this in.
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