* Do you live in the city or have you been to St. Petersburg before? Are you looking for something unusual and atmospheric? I invite you to my author's and extraordinary tour of the Lutheran Smolensk Cemetery, which is almost the same age as the city. A unique corner of St. Petersburg, a real historical pearl. An incredible number of world–famous people are buried there - architects, doctors, navigators, military figures, artists, scientists! All those who took an active part in the development of our state. What will you see? The cemetery is replete with many exquisite tombstones and crypts from the 18th and 19th centuries. What do you learn? - Why is Ludwig Nobel the most decent of all the Nobels? - The real story of the Faberge family.. - Why is the tombstone of the creator of Russia's first mechanical factory called the "Altar of Satan"? - Who drew Pushkin into Freemasonry and from whom did he learn how to seduce women? - Deribas is the devoted Odysseus of his wise Athena. The history of relations between the founder of Odessa and Catherine the Great. - All the secrets and legends of the most cheerful Cathedral of St. Petersburg – the Savior on Spilled Blood. Its author is buried in this cemetery. How did the Orthodox cross end up on his grave? - Which prominent figure's tombstone moved to the place of Alexander Pushkin's duel? - Which tulip is considered the most beautiful in the world and how is it related to the Lutheran Cemetery? I will tell you all this and much more on the tour.