Obukhovo, Saint Petersburg

Obukhovo is a part of St. Petersburg, stretching in a narrow strip between the left bank of the Neva and the railway to Moscow. Despite some fragmentation, close proximity of residential areas and industrial areas, this area will delight the attentive traveler with interesting non-tourist attractions, including the original church "Kulich and Easter" and constructivist monuments.

 

How to get here

The area stretches along the green metro line. You may need stations  3 (Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya) Elizarovskaya line,  3 (Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya) Lomonosovskaya line,  3 (Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya) Proletarskaya line and  3 (Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya) Obukhovo line.

By car
41К121 Petrozavodskoe shosse is a highway starting in the south-eastern part of the city and running along the left bank of the Neva. Connects St. Petersburg with Kirovsky, Shlisselburg.

 

Attractions

1 Church of Sorrow, Obukhovskoy Oborony Ave. 24.

2  Plant management of the Nevsky Zavod, Obukhovskaya Oborona pr. 51.
3 Park named after I.V. Babushkin. The park occupies an area bounded by Babushkina and Farforovskaya streets, Obukhov defense and Zheleznodorozhny avenues. On the territory there are attractions and cafes, a skating rink, football fields.

4  Monument to Volodarsky.
5 Kurakina Dacha Park. Park between Obukhovskoy Oborony Avenue, Lesnozavodskaya Street, Babushkina Street, Krasnye Zor Boulevard, Pryamyi Avenue and Ivanovskaya Street. There is a pond in the park. The park got its name from the estate of the princes brothers Alexander and Alexei Kurakins located here. In Kurakina Dacha there was a building of the Nikolaev Institute, built in the late 18th - early 19th centuries and rebuilt in 1869 by the architect Ivan Ioganson (Yuhanson). The first floor of the building, which has the status of an architectural monument, was stone, the second - wooden. For a long time the building was abandoned, on July 12, 2006 it burned down. A year later, on June 24, 2007, another fire broke out. In the spring of the following year, the building was illegally demolished, after which it was recreated in stone (the second floor was covered with clapboard) without the consent of KGIOP.

6 Trinity Church "Kulich and Easter"

 

Museums

1 Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory (branch of the Hermitage), Obukhovskaya Oborona ave. 151 ( 3 (Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya) Lomonosovskaya line). Tue–Sun 12:00–19:00. 300₽, preferential 200₽. This small branch of the "Hermitage" is located at the current production of the Porcelain Factory. A porcelain manufactory was founded on this site in the 1740s, the main role in the invention of the technology for the production of porcelain from Russian materials was played by the scientist Dmitry Vinogradov. The plant mainly worked on orders from the imperial court, so many of the product samples had a high artistic level. After the revolution, the style of products changed dramatically - works appeared in the aesthetics of the avant-garde and the plot of many works was Soviet propaganda. There are only three halls in the museum, but there are many interesting exhibits, it takes at least one hour to see. The company store of the plant is right at the exit from the museum.
2 Nevskaya Zastava Museum, Novo-Aleksandrovskaya st. 23 lit.A. Tue–Sun 11:00–19:00. 200₽.
3  Museum of the History of the Obukhov Plant, Obukhovskaya Oborona pr. 120. Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00. 100₽.
4 Museum-diorama "Neva battle", Shlisselburg highway, 48.

 

Shopping

DK Krupskaya, Obukhov Defense pr. 105.

 

Hotels

1  Vintage Hotel  , Obukhovskoy Oborony Ave., 261. ☎ +7 (812) 362-65-60. 24 hours. from 2500 rub. The hotel has 43 rooms of 4 categories. In the rooms, among other things, refrigerator, air conditioning and hairdryer, safe. The rooms of the "Apartment" category also have a kitchenette with a microwave, an electric kettle, a set of dishes, tea and coffee. The hotel has a spa area consisting of a Finnish sauna and a Turkish hammam, as well as a restaurant.
2  Obuhoff Hotel, st. Smolyanaya, 1 (bus No. 8, trolleybus No. 16, fixed-route taxi No. 8.16 to the stop Smolyanaya St., trams 7, 24, 65). ☎ +7 812 325-16-75, +7 812 365-01-90. around the clock. Small (47 rooms) three-star hotel near the garden. 30th anniversary of October. Restaurant on the 1st floor.