Commoners' St. Petersburg Museum

Designed to show the life and history of St. Petersburg's common folk, this tiny museum includes displays about the Siege of Leningrad and is attached to a Lenin apartment-museum.

Tunics from the lower ranks of the Russian army
Coin commemorating the death of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna
Model of the Battleship Poltava

Address:	7-9, Bolshoy Kazachiy Pereulok
Metro:	Pushkinskaya
Open:	Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm (ticket office until 4.30pm). Closed on Mondays and Sundays.
Telephone:	+7 (812) 407-5220
Website:	http://eng.spbmmrp.ru/
Admission:	Adult: RUB 200.00. Pensioners and Students: RUB 100.00.
Accessibility note:	Sorry, this museum is not wheelchair accessible.

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HOTELS: Editors' picks

Cameo Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia

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Simple standard hotel with very low rates and good downtown location

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Statskiy Sovietnik Hotel

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Asteria Hotel

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Designer hostel and mini-hotel with lively atmosphere in the downtown

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RESTAURANTS: Editors' picks

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Dickens

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