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Free Account, Saint-Petersburg/Arkhangelsk/Borovichi

What did you smoke?

"What did you smoke" - the words on the wall.

From the "Walking through the yards of Dovlatov" series.

Yards in the historical center of St. Petersburg are usually connected by arched passages and resemble the wells formed by the walls of buildings.
Russian journalist and writer Sergey Dovlatov is one of the most popular Russian writers around the world. He lived in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) for a total of 33 years on Rubinstein Street, in houses number 23 and 22. He regularly walked around the courtyards connecting Rubinstein Street and the Fontanka River embankment.
The author of the photo offered here has made this journey twice, at different times, and as a result, this series has developed.
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Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov-Mechik (September 3, 1941 in Ufa, RSFSR, USSR – August 24, 1990 in New York City) was a Russian journalist and writer of Armenian origin. Internationally, he is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century.
1944 - 1972, 1975 -1978 he lived in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Rubinstein Street, 23 and 22, respectively.
Sergei Dovlatov published twelve books in the United States and Europe during his twelve years as an immigrant. In the USSR, the writer was known from underground publication Samizdat and broadcasting organization Radio Liberty Channel since his works were not published in the Soviet Union. After his death and the beginning of Perestroika as a turning point in the Russian history, numerous collections of his short stories were also published in Russia.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Dovlatov.

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