Saint Petersburg

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Image of Nabokov's Butterflies located in Saint Petersburg, Russia | Vladimir Nabokov's butterfly collection in the Nabokov Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nabokov's Butterflies

Specimens collected by the author of Lolita and self-taught lepidopterist exhibited in his childhood home

While renowned for authoring literary masterpieces like Lolita and Pale Fire, Vladimir Nabokov was also an active collector of butterflies and has gained much posthumous respect for his scientific... »

Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by allison

Image of Rasputin Museum at Moika Palace located in Saint Petersburg, Russia | The bright yellow front of Moika Palace.
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Rasputin Museum at Moika Palace

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered

"I stood watching him drink, expecting any moment to see him collapse. But he continued slowly to sip his wine like a connoisseur. His face did not change, only from time to time he put his band... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Memento Mori, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Annetta, littlebrumble and others

Image of Kunstkamera located in Saint Petersburg, Russia | Canal view of the museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Kunstkamera

Peter the Great's enlightening collection of natural oddities

Tucked away on the third floor of St Petersburg's Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology is the Kunstkamera, containing a stunning array of medical curiosities. Everything from the... »

Natural History, Medical Museums | Edited by Lunarsynthesis and jiblite

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