Excursion in the style of investigative journalism "Secrets of the Queen of Spades. Three. Seven. Ac

From 7 500₽ per person

Category:

Adventures and fun activities

Subcategory:

Excursion

Description

Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 4 hours
* Who is she — the mysterious Queen of Spades? We will visit three mansions of three great women: Golitsyna, Zagryazhskaya and Yusupova. Let's talk about their characters, destinies and similarities with a literary character. I will prove why it is fundamentally wrong to associate the name of Zinaida Yusupova with Pushkin's story, I will reveal the secret for which the author took revenge on Princess Golitsyna and whether it is true that Count Saint-Germain gave her some secret knowledge. Let's also touch on the topic of the curse: was it by chance that both Pushkin and Tchaikovsky died about 3 years after their novel and opera were published? We'll talk about this at the "peak" intersection. During the walk, we will conduct a real journalistic investigation to get acquainted not with Pushkin the genius, but with Pushkin the gambler, the king of outrage, the duelist and the socialite! Let's go through the places where the poet lived and partied with friends, discuss what he ate and drank, what habits he had and even which brothel he often visited. Let's find out why the poet booed actresses in the theater, why he challenged opponents to a duel, how he dragged after the ladies and what amounts he lost during the evening of playing stoss (and at the same time we will play this card game ourselves!). And of course, let's remember the high-society gossip about the relationship between Natalia Goncharova and Dantes: I'll show you where Pushkin and his future killer met, and I'll take you to a restaurant where the poet drank the last lemonade in his life before the duel.
Available languages

Russian

Group type

Private

Age restrictions

Kids are allowed

Training level

Not required

Transfer

Transfer not included

Details

Included

excursion

Excluded

lunch/dinner at the Literary Cafe, ticket to the Pushkin Memorial Museum (optional)

Requirements for the participant

age from 10 years

Recommend to bring

umbrella

Starting point

* Alexander Garden, near the bust of M.I. Glinka, opposite the Admiralty spire

Finish point

* Belinsky Bridge

How to get

* 3 minutes walk from the metro station. Admiralty (purple branch)

Юлия Юдина. Экскурсии в стиле журналистского расследования
Юлия Юдина. Экскурсии в стиле журналистского расследования
Organizer
Меня зовут Юлия Юдина. Я филолог, тележурналист, победитель конкурса авторских туров "Туристическая витрина Санкт-Петербурга -2022". На моих экскурсиях вы не услышите занудных дат и сухого пересказа музейных методичек. Зато сможете побродить маршрутами литературных героев, заглянуть в окна писательских квартир, пообедать в заведениях, где бывали гении. И самое главное! - мы обсудим легенды, развенчаем мифы и посмотрим на историю и литературу с разных ракурсов. Ведь в этом и суть журналистского расследования - показать зрителю все варианты. А уж в какой верить - выбор за вами.

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