* The author's excursion "Love stories of old Petersburg". Old Petersburg is delightful in its contrasts. We will start our tour on the banks of the Neva River, the English Embankment and the Senate Square. Let's find out why the heiress of a huge fortune got married in a simple house dress, without invited famous guests. Let's plunge into the tragic story of love and fidelity of the wives of the Decembrists. Let's talk about what happens when you lose your wife at cards, and how it happened that Catherine II's granddaughter was abandoned at the altar. On the tour, we will take a walk around the surroundings of St. Isaac's Square. We will spy on the fate of the inhabitants of old Petersburg. We are waiting for: • the fascinating atmosphere of the old quarters • legends and myths of St. Petersburg • destinies and people