Right bank, Saint Petersburg

Right Bank - a district of St. Petersburg, located on the right bank of the Neva south of the Okhta River.

 

How to get here

Metro
There are four metro stations in the area:
4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Novocherkasskaya (under Zanevskaya square, formed by the intersection of Zanevsky and Novocherkassky pr.); Be careful - at the exit from the station, you can get confused, because it does not have an elevated vestibule, but there are as many as 12 stairs leading from underground in different directions from Zanevskaya Square.
4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Ladozhskaya (near the Ladoga railway station on Carl Faberge Square, formed by the intersection of Zanevsky and Energetikov pr.);
4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Prospekt Bolshevikov (at the corner of Kollontai St. and Pyatiletok Ave.);
4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Dybenko Street (on the corner of Bolshevikov Ave. and Dybenko Street).

By tram
Trams follow from the left bank: No. 7, No. 27, No. 23, No. 39 and No. 65

Through the Volodarsky bridge: No. 7, No. 27 and No. 39, and the final stops of both routes are Solidarity Avenue, however, tram No. 7 goes across Dybenko Street with a stop at the corresponding metro station, and tram No. 27 goes along Far East Avenue to Kollontai Street, to which turns off, making a stop at  4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Prospekt Bolshevikov. Tram number 39 continues along Dalnevostochny Prospekt, passing into Novocherkassky and further to Sredneokhtinsky, where it makes the final stop in front of the Central Regional Library named after. N.V. Gogol.
Through the Alexander Nevsky Bridge: No. 23 and No. 65. Their routes are also very similar, however, tram No. 65 stops at  4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Prospekt Bolshevikov, and tram No. 65 stops at  4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Dybenko Street. The Coluo of both routes is on Solidarity Avenue.

By trolleybus
From the Finland Station to the corner of Tovarishchesky Prospekt and Dybenko Street - No. 43
From Petrovsky Island, through the city center to Malaya Okhta, with the final stop at the corner of Stakhanovtsev and Tallinn streets - No. 7
From Alexander Nevsky Square, across the Volodarsky Bridge to  4 (Right Bank) Line Dybenko Street - No. 14
From Moscow Square, across the Volodarsky bridge to  4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Dybenko Street - No. 27
From Petrogradsky Island, through the city center and  4 (Pravoberezhnaya) line Ladozhskaya, with the final stop on Khasanskaya street - No. 1
The route of trolley bus No. 22 is almost identical, the only difference is that No. 22 leaves from Truda Square

 

Attractions

Malaya Okhta
Historical area between the Neva, Okhta and Okkervil. It was here during the Swedish rule that the city of Nyen, the fortress of Nyenschanz, was located. Malaya Okhta is distinguished by a large number of Stalinist buildings in the neoclassical style.

1  Memorial "Nyenschanz Fortress". Granite memorial in the form of a bastion of a fortress with six cannons, which are directed towards the Neva. There is also a memorial sign telling about the history of this area.
2  Memorial sign to Joseph Brodsky, st. Stakhanovtsev, 19. A small memorial sign with an engraved quote from the poem "From the outskirts to the center" by Joseph Brodsky.

3 Utkina Dacha, Utkin Prospekt, 2. A manor built in the style of classicism and located at the floodplain of Okhta and Okkervili. The current main building of the estate was built in the 1790s, the service building - in the 1820s. Over its long history, the dacha has changed many owners: even before the founding of St. Petersburg, it was owned by Colonel Okkervil, and Utkina Dacha itself was called the Okkervil manor, then - the steward of Peter I Neledinsky-Meletskaya, then - the head of the Secret Chancellery Ushakov. As of 2022, under restoration; It is planned to use the estate as a museum.

Due to the fact that a significant part of the workers who originally lived in this area were Pomors-Old Believers by origin, the first Old Believer cemetery in St. Petersburg was formed here. Nowadays, an urn burial is allowed at the Malookhtinsky cemetery (Novocherkassky pr., 8), but its historical part is in a state of disrepair and is notorious - there are legends that footsteps, gnashing and groans are periodically heard on it, and in the fifties grave diggers were operating here. The cemetery has preserved ancient tombstones and crypts.

Ilinskaya Sloboda
Historical area, between the highway of the Revolution and the river Luppa. Its name comes from the church of St. Elijah, which was built in the XVIII century. Even in the era of Peter the Great, the settlement was inhabited by workers from the Okhta gunpowder factories. The settlement was located between the modern Revolution Highway, Kommuny Street, Irinovsky Prospekt and Potapov Street.

4 Church of St. Elijah the Prophet, Revolution Highway, 75 (Ilyinskaya Sloboda, 4). ☎ +7(812)527-38-37. The current temple, made in the style of classicism, built and consecrated in 1785. However, initially, on the site of the temple, there was a wooden church of the Prophet Elijah, built back in 1722 for workers in gunpowder factories. The church has a Sunday school.

Oktyabrskaya embankment
5  Kinovia, Oktyabrskaya emb. 18.

 

What to do

"Buff" theater, 22 Shaumyan ave. Mon: 13:00 - 18:00, Tue-Sun: 12:00 - 20:00. Music and Drama Theatre. The repertoire includes comedies, musicals, children's performances on the "Buffik" stage. Positive feedback and reviews.

Parks
This area of St. Petersburg is rich in picturesque parks, squares and gardens.

Rzhevsky (Porohovsky) forest park  , Lesoparkovaya street. The forest park has a huge area and is a popular place for walking among locals. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to maintain such a huge area in proper condition - many trails are not well maintained and the ditches are not cleared. However, this does not prevent the park from attracting travelers who want to find peace and unity with nature.

 

Shopping

If you want to make purchases in the store - you will not have problems finding the store. The area abounds with a large number of so-called "yard shops", however, there are also enough hypermarkets with supermarkets. Below is a list of hypermarkets:

1 Auchan, 12 km Murmansk highway (delivery from the metro station "Ulitsa Dybenko"). ☎ +7 (812) 448-60-24, 448-46-85. 8:30-22:00. Hypermarket located in TK MEGA Ikea. A wide selection of goods, 3 kilometers from the station. metro station "Ulitsa Dybenko"
✦  Carousel. Two large hypermarkets:
2  , st. Kollontai, 3 (metro station "Prospect Bolsheviks"). ☎ + 7 (812) 448-43-20. around the clock.
3  , Bolshevikov Ave., 32 (metro station "Ulitsa Dybenko"). ☎ + 7 (812) 449-81-20. around the clock.
✦   Ribbon. ☎ +7 (800) 700-41-11. Two large hypermarkets:
4  , st. Khasanskaya, 17, bldg. 1 (metro station "Ladoga"). ☎ +7 (812) 363-25-97. around the clock.
5  , Far East pr., 16, bldg. 1 (metro station "Prospect Bolsheviks"). ☎ +7 (812) 448-02-82. around the clock.
✦  OK. Three large hypermarkets:
Zanevsky pr., 65, bldg. 1, lit. A (metro station "Ladoga"). ☎ +7 (812) 703-70-05. around the clock.
, corner of Bolshevik Ave. and st. Podvoisky (metro station "Dybenko Street" and "Prospect Bolsheviks"). ☎ +7 (812) 703-70-07.
12  , Industrialny Ave., 25 (corner from Entuziastov Ave.). ☎ +7 (812) 703-70-13. 09:00-23:00.

Pyaterochka, Bolshevik Ave., 24 (metro station "Ulitsa Dybenko").
Crossroads, Zanevsky pr., 67 (TC "Zanevsky Cascade", metro station "Ladoga"). ☎ +7 (812) 336-39-00. around the clock

 

Food

McDonald's, 22 Industrialny Ave. ☎ +7 (812) 8 (812) 406-77-37. 10:00-22:00. Chain of fast food restaurants.
Pizza Hut, Bolshevik Ave., 9, bldg. 1, lit. A. ☎ +7 (812) 589-58-38. International network of pizzerias in St. Petersburg.

 

Night life

Marmalade, Nastavnikov Ave., 38. ☎ +7 (812) 605-71-39. 17:00 - 6:00. Karaoke bar with a dance floor and original design of the hall. A large number of promotions dedicated to the days of the week. Reviews are mixed.

 

Where to stay

Okhtinskaya, Bolsheokhtinsky pr., 4. ✉ ☎ +7 (812) 227-44-38, 227-37-67, 227-86-02, fax: +7 (812) 227-26-18, 227-23- 85. 3***
Hotel "Pillow", st. Kollontai, 31, bldg. 2. ✉ ☎ +7(812)574-72-27. 2500 - 4500 rub/night. Three star hotel. Minimalistic design, positive reviews, Wi-Fi