Tsarskoye Selo Russian tea party reading Pushkin's poems in Russian

Tsarskoye Selo Russian tea party reading Pushkin's poems in Russian

Tsarskoye Selo (Russian: Ца́рское Село́) was the town containing a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting nobility, located 24 kilometers south from the center of Saint Petersburg.The residence now forms part of the town of Pushkin. Tsarskoye Selo forms one of the World Heritage site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
The Catherine Palace is named after Catherine I, the wife of Peter the Great, who ruled Russia for two years after her husband's death. Originally a modest two-storey building commissioned by Peter for Catherine in 1717, the Catherine Palace owes its awesome grandeur to their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, who chose Tsarskoe Selo as her chief summer residence.

Itinerary

You will walk around Tsarskoye Selo, visit the Catherine Palace and the Pushkin House, then, together with the locals in a cozy cafe, have a cup of tea with local donuts. During a tea party, Russian locals will acquaint you with the work of the great poet Alexander Pushkin, for you they will read several of his poems in Russian. At the end of the tea party you will receive a collection of Pushkin's poems as a gift.