Explore a lesser-known St Petersburg with this Instagram account dedicated to the city’s hidden delights.
The Instagram account lets the viewer enjoy the more
undiscovered vantages of St Petersburg — street corners and well
yards, spaces not yet invaded by the city’s stampede of tourists.
The account takes its name from a Russian word that
means ‘non-festive’ or ‘non-ceremonial’ @neparadny, and that’s
exactly what the photos celebrate. St Petersburg is best-known for its
gilded palaces and baroque mansions, but for the locals and these well
yards (called this way because they are usually closed off by buildings on
fours sides) are the true symbols of the city.
