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Shopping

Whether you’re after designer labels, Soviet souvenirs or cheap CDs and DVDs, you can find them all in St. Petersburg. The city also has a surprising number of antique shops, although, like a lot of things in Russia, these can sometimes be difficult to spot. So keep your eyes open. Make sure to carry cash with you because credit cards are not always accepted.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor

Shopping centres
Since the 18th century, this large yellow building on Nevsky prospekt, has been one of St. Petersburg’s biggest shopping centres. One circuit of Gostiny
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Nevsky Souvenir

Gifts & souvenirs
Hand painted lighters, chess boards and boxes representing different schools of painting – the icon tradition and the realist tradition. They sell
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Fur: Fetish or Ferocious?

The Secrets of Russian Style
Ironic, isn’t it, that the method used by primordial cave men to keep warm is in our times the symbol of a luxurious, elegant lifestyle? Fur is considered
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Russian Icon

Icons
Most of these beautiful Icons were made in St Petersburg in 2003 so taking them out of the country should not be a problem. They also have books about Icons and
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Yunona fair

Markets
Yunona is bootleg central. It has lots of stuff, lots of people and the great majority of what's being sold is illegal. Whether you want a kalashnikov or
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