Conference site

It is planned to hold the conference in Repino, a suburb of St.Petersburg, situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, where a great Russian painter Iliya Repin had his studio.

Accommodation

The conference will be held on the base of "Baltiets" hotel.

The address of "Baltiets" hotel iz Primorskoe highway, 427. You can reach "Baltiets" hotel from St.Petersburg:
1) from underground station "Finliandskiy vokzal - Ploschad' Lenina", minibus K-400 (ask to stop near "Baltiets")
2) from from underground station "Finliandskiy vokzal - Ploschad' Lenina", train to Repino (directions Zelenogorsk, Viborg), then 20 minutes walk to the direction of the beach
3) from "Staraya derevnia" station by minibus N 305.
4) from "Chernaya Rechka" station by bus 411 (get off near "Zarya" hotel)

Please email or fax your reservation, giving full details of (a) building and room requirements, (b) date of check-in, date of check-out to the address of our service agency "Monomax".
Tel. +7(812)444-71-66
Fax: +7(812)324-73-22
Contact person for foreign participants: Mrs. Karina Matveeva
E-mail: ata@monomax.org
Contact persons for Russian and NIS participants: Mr. Alexander Simakov, Mrs. Natalia Rudenko
E-mail: abc@monomax.org

Please note that under conditions of St.Petersburg 300th anniversary and the season of white nights already the hotels are full!

Excursion offer

Our service agency "Monomax" suggests you a cultural program. Please contact "Monomax" on questions of prices and excursion reservation.

• 23.06.03 - Monday
  #1. Sightseeing Tour "Magic of "white nights" The city is often called "Northern Venice" North" for its numerous bridges and canals.
  The city is famous for its White Nights when during the summer night never falls and the main Neva river bridges are open, some Petersburgers and the guests stay out all night, enjoying miraculous twilight of the city from river boats hovering between the water and sky along the Neva river and the canals. From the best point of view at the arrow of Vasilievsky Island you can enjoy by the architect ensembles of the historical city center.
  23.00 - Start of the excursion (Departure from the conference venue Baltiets hotel)
  24.00 - sightseeing tour "Bridges and the embankments of Saint Petersburg"
  01.35 - Neva river drawbridges
  03.00 - Return to Baltiets hotel
  
  
• 24.06.03 -Tuesday
  #2. THE STATE HERMITAGE AND PALACE OF GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR
  Participating in this excursion you will visit the one of the greatest art museum of the world The State Hermitage-situated in the 5 historical buildings including Winter Palace- an official residence of Russian tsars. The collections of the museum number over 3 million items from prehistoric culture, Egyptian art, the art of Antiquity, and great collections of West-European paintings and sculptures are displayed in 400 halls of the museum. Also you will visit one of the most precious palaces of the city, which was owned by Grand Duke Vladimir, the cousin of the lust Russian tsar Nicholas II.
  09.30 - Start of the excursion
  10.30 - The State Hermitage
  12.30 - Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir
  14.30 - Return to Baltiets hotel
  
  
• 25.06.03 - Wednesday
  #3. IMPERIAL SUMMER RESIDENCE "TSARSKOE SELO"
  The favorite summer residence of the Russian Emperors and Empresses, where the royal families spend a lot of time, Tsarskoe selo was the favorite palace of the daughter of Peter the Great - Elizabeth as well as Catherine II. Outstanding Russian and European architects created the exteriors and interiors of this palace and pavilions of the wonderful regular park. Visiting Catherine palace you will have a lucky ability to see the magnificent "Amber room" newly restored after the Second World War and open to visitors a few weeks ago.
  09.30 - Start of the excursion
  11.00 - Tsarskoye selo (Catherine's palace and Park)
  14.30 - Return to Baltiets hotel
  
  
• 26.06.03 -Thursday
  #4. SAINT PETERSBURG PALACES NECKLACE
  During this tour you will visit the most luxurious palaces of the Russian noble families. Menshikov's palace-the first palace of the city, owned by the family of the first general governor of Saint Petersburg. This palace is the rare example of the 18 century Russian noble palaces.
  Yousupov palace- one of the most beautiful and richly decorated palaces of the city owned by the family of prince Yousupov the one of the organizers of the murder of Grigoriy Rasputin the closest friend and adviser of the lust Russian royal family. (The visit to this palace can be changed to another one: Polovtsev mansion, Grand Duke Vladimir Palace, etc.)
  09.30 - Start of the excursion
  10.30 - Menshikov's palace
  12.00 -Yousupov palace
  15.00 - return to Baltiets hotel
  
  
• 27.06.03 - Friday
  #5. "PETERHOF -CAPITAL OF RUSSIAN FOUNTAINS"
  The magnificent palace was build on the coast of the Finnish Gulf for the Tsar Peter the Great and was the official imperial residence until 1917. Peterhof is known as "the capital of fountains" because of the mysterious fountains in the gardens of the palace. Peterhof with its Grand palace and Lower park, fountains and cascades is a remarkable monument to Peter the Great victories and to the glory of Russian Empire.
  09.30 - Start of the excursion
  10.30 - Peterhof Grand Palace and Lower Park
  14.30 - Return to Baltiets hotel
  
  
• 28.06.03 - Saturday
  #6. "GLORY OF RUSSIAN ART"
  The State Russian Museum is the world's largest museum of Russian Art. The museum is located in the former palace built for Grand Duke Mikhail, the junior son of Paul I in 1825. In 1895 it was transferred into possession of the Treasury with the purpose of arranging a museum in it. In 1898 the Imperial Museum of Russian Art was opened in the palace. At present the Russian Museum possesses the largest collections of Russian fine arts: paintings, sculptures, drawings and objects of applied and decorative art. The museum contains nearly 400,000 exhibits representing ancient icons and collections of Avant-garde school of XX century painting. After the excursion to Russian Museum, you will visit the outstanding church-monument " Church of Our Savior on the blood" build to commemorate Russian emperor Alexander II at the spot where he was assassinated. This church is a wonderful example of the "Russian style" and richly decorated out side and in side with Russian mosaic.
  09.30 - Start of the excursion
  11.00 - Russian museum
  12.30 - "Chirch of Our Savior on the blood"
  14.30 - Return to Baltiets hotel
  
  
• 29.06.03 - Sunday
  #7. CITY SIGHTSEEING TOUR "MAGNIFICENT SAINT PETERSBURG" AND #7A - BOAT TRIP "NORTH VENICE"
  Saint Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia. UNESCO recognized Saint Petersburg as one of the 10 most beautiful cities in the world. It impresses one by a combination of magnificent architecture with strict planning of its broad streets, squares, parks, gardens, canals and museums of great rarity. It could be rightly called an open-air museum. During the sightseeing tour you'll get acquainted with the past and present of the history and culture of the city. You will also see its main architectural ensembles. Departure from hotel Baltiets at 09.30.
  The cost is covered by organizing committee (incl. into reg. fee) for foreign participants. For Russian participants - please contact "Monomax".
  #7A. Rivers and Canals boat trip "North Venice"
  The city is often called "North Venice" for its numerous bridges and canals. Saint Petersburg lies on 42 islands. 93 various rivers, canals flowing through the city, make it similar to Venice and Amsterdam. Many bridges with iron lacework of railing span the rivers and canals. During this bout trip Russian beer and snakes will be offered to you.
  
  
• 30.06.03 - Monday
  #8. GREAT CATHEDRALS OF SAINT PETERSBURG
  Saint Petersburg is the city where the all major world religious are represented. During this trip around the city you will listen an interesting story about the main cities cathedrals and see the churches of a different religious situated in the city. Also you will visit magnificent St. Isaac cathedral -the principal cathedral of the Imperial Russia. the largest cathedral of the city and the fourth largest one dome cathedral in the world, which can hold about 10.000 people. The interior of this outstanding monument of the Russian XIX c. architecture is richly decorated with Russian mosaics, marble, semiprecious stone and paintings.
  09.00 - Start of the excursion
  Visit to the churches of different religion confesses, including active Orthodox Church St. Isaac cathedral museum
  15.00 - Return to Baltiets hotel
  

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