Earth ball mushrooms Scleroderma areolatum in a park of Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2017
Neva River and University from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2003
Neva River and red and white buildings of the Twelve Collegiums of Petersburg University, view from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 19, 2005
Main building of Forestry University in Lesnoy Park (Lesotekhnicheskiy Universitet). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017
Hare s ear cup fungus (Otidea onotica) in a park of Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2017
View of Petersburg University and Menshikovskiy Palace from Angliyskaya Embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 13, 1999.
First snow in Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University) Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Memorial in Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University) Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Entrance to Petersburg University and Mendeleev Museum from Universitetskaya Embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 13, 1999.
A corridor in the building of Twelve Collegiums (administration of Petersburg University). Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 29, 2005
Small brown fibrecap mushrooms (Inocybe) in a park of Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2017
Sleeping dog at the entrance of State Agrarian University in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2017
Old window of State Agrarian University in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2017
Monument of V. V. Dokuchaev in front of State Agrarian University. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 24, 2015
D. F. Ustinov Baltic State Technical University "Voenmekh" near subway station "Tekhnologicheskiy Institut". Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 9, 2002
Braun P. A., Demkov Yu. N., ... at Old New Year party of Department of Quantum Mechanics of Petersburg University in Staryi Petergof, Russia, January 18, 2000
Demkov Yu. N. and staff of Quantum Mechanics Dept. at Old New Year party in Physics Faculty of Petersburg University in Staryi Petergof, Russia, January 18, 2000
Demkov Yu. N., Manida S. N., and Braun P. A. at Old New Year party of Department of Quantum Mechanics of Petersburg University in Staryi Petergof, Russia, January 18, 2000
Abarenkov I. V., ..., Ochkur V. I., Braun P. A. at Old New Year party of Department of Quantum Mechanics of Petersburg University in Staryi Petergof, Russia, January 18, 2000
Demkov Yu. N. and Manida S. N. at Old New Year party of Department of Quantum Mechanics of Petersburg University in Staryi Petergof, Russia, January 18, 2000
Braun P. A., Borodin V. M., ... at Old New Year party of Department of Quantum Mechanics of Petersburg University in Staryi Petergof, Russia, January 18, 2000
Manida S. N., Braun P. A., ... at Old New Year party of Department of Quantum Mechanics of Petersburg University in Staryi Petergof, Russia, January 18, 2000
..., Telnov D. A. at Old New Year party of Department of Quantum Mechanics of Petersburg University in Staryi Petergof, Russia, January 18, 2000
State Agrarian University. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 3, 2016
Water tower in Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University) Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
Maple with yellow leaves in Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University) Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
A road in Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University) Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 25, 2016
State Agrarian University in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2017
Auditoriums of State Agrarian University in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2017
Entrance of State Agrarian University in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2017
Common eyelash fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) on burnt ground in a park of Polytechnichesky Institute (Technical University). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2017
Saint Petersburg State Forestry University (often referred to historically as the Forestry Academy or Lesotekhnicheskaya Akademiya). Established in 1803 by decree of Emperor Alexander I as the Practical Forestry School in Tsarskoye Selo. In 1811, it was moved to its current location in the Vyborgsky District of Saint Petersburg, occupying the site of an old English dairy farm. The classical white building shown in the photo is the Main Educational Building. Originally constructed as four separate corps between 1826 and 1833 by architects I.F. Lucchini and A. Nellinger, these were later united into a single complex with a central courtyard in the late 1830s. Lesnoy Park (Lesotekhnicheskiy Universitet), Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2025
Decorative vase, located in the parterre of the park near the Main Building of the Forestry University, a concrete copy of a 19th-century original. The original vase was created in the 1860s by the famous sculptor David Jensen (1816-1902). The original work was carved from unpolished granite. Today s version is a concrete replica installed in the 1970s. The central motif depicts putti (cherubs), which are playful, chubby male children often found in classical art. The putti appear to be engaged in a playful struggle with a goat, a common allegorical theme in baroque and neoclassical art often representing the abundance of nature or Bacchic festivities. This theme fits well with the park s history as a place of botanical study and appreciation of nature. Lesnoy Park (Lesotekhnicheskiy Universitet), Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2025
