Продолжительность: 2.5 hours
Описание:
Raskolnikov particularly liked this place and the neighbouring alleys, when he wandered aimlessly in the streets. Here his rags did not attract contemptuous attention, and one could walk about in any attire without scandalising people.
Let us find the residential building, where "His garret was under the roof of a high, five-storied house and was more like a cupboard than a room".
Let us see the Hay Market Square, where he "knelt down in the middle of the square, bowed down to the earth, and kissed that filthy earth with bliss and rapture".
Let us walk along "that little street which turns at an angle, leading from the market-place to Sadovy Street".
We will not have "far to go; he knew indeed how many steps it was from the gate of his lodging house: exactly seven hundred and thirty". Let us count the steps and approach the house that was "let out in tiny tenements and was inhabited by working people of all kinds—tailors, locksmiths, cooks, Germans of sorts, girls picking up a living as best they could, petty clerks, etc."
I invite you to see three cities: the modern, 21st century St. Petersburg, the city hated by Dostoevsky, and the city that he created on the pages of his famous novel.
Отзывы
I started getting interested in Russian literature after marrying my wife, who is native of St. Petersburg. Needless to say, Fyodor Dostoevsky occupies a prominent place among the most remarkable Russian writers. Among the novels that stroke my attention the most, there is his masterpiece "Crime and punishment", that truly captured my imagination with his vibrant descriptions of old time St. Petersburg and his inhabitants. I guess that's what gave my wife the idea of booking the Crime and punishment excursion with Tatiana as a birthday present to me. If you like literature, and this novel in particular, I can only recommend this tour. Although a long time passed since Dostoevsky wrote the novel, and the city obviously changed a lot, Tatiana managed to bring back to life the events and places described in the story, thanks to her lively descriptions and thorough knowledge of the book. The tour included also explanations of the historical and social background underlying the depicted events, as well as biographical anecdotes about the author's life. All this amidst a walking tour of the squares, streets and houses where the action most likely took place and that are still existing. I couldn't ask for more, I was totally happy with my present. Importantly, Tatiana is very friendly and speaks very good english. If you love books or simply want a non-ordinary experience during your visit of the city, you should definitely book this tour!