10 romantic scenes in 1950s-1960s Leningrad (PHOTOS)
The author of these photos is Yevgeny Zlobin, an actor and theater director. He first came to St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) in the mid-1950s and has been capturing the city’s subtle beauty on film ever since. Photography was a hobby for him, but he became famous for reflecting the city during the ‘Khrushchev Thaw’.
1. View of Anichkov Bridge in winter
2. Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square
3. A Leningrad yard
4. Nevsky Prospekt near Dumskaya Street
5. View of the Kazansky Cathedral from the House of Books
6. A city sketch
7. St. Isaac's Square
8. View of the monument to Peter the Great (Bronze Horseman)
9. View of the Neva River with ships and the Dvortsovy (Palace) Bridge
10. View of the Kazansky Cathedral from Nevsky Prospekt
These and other photos can be seen in the ‘Poetics of the City. Leningrad 1950-1960s’ exhibition at ROSPHOTO in St. Petersburg.
