National Library of Russia

Great architecture

Great architectural style of this building clearly marks the importance which was once placed in the field of written word. Near the Nevsky prospekt and easy to locate.

Very Hard to Get In

We like national libraries and worked hard to try to see this one. As you face the building from Nevsky, the entrance is at the left rear. We walked around the building three times, and spoke to sev...

Amazing place

I've visited it without any particular expectation but surprisingly it was probably one from the strongest impressions of all my visits in St.Petersburg. The walls, the furniture, the books - you have...

A lot of Security but well worth it

I needed to see an ancient manuscript in the Oriental Manuscripts building. It required letters from my university and a security check in at the front door. There is not much English spoken by people...

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We met her outside while walking through the city, it is an old and very large building, it is easy to get this in front of the shopping centre.