St.-Petersburg governor Alexander Yakovlev dressed as Harlequin leads the carnival march staged to mark the city's 300th anniversary. The celebrations were mottoed 'Great Peters to the Great Piter!' ('Piter' is the informal colloqial form of 'St.-Petersburg'). Participants of the carnival marched along the Nevsky Prospect Str. from Vosstania Sq. to Dvortsovaya Sq.
St.-Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev takes part in the opening ceremony of the carnival held to mark the city's 300th anniversary.
St.-Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev takes part in the opening ceremony of the carnival held to mark the city's 300th anniversary.
St.-Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev puts on his carnival dress to take part in the carnival held to mark the city's 300th anniversary.
St.-Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev puts on his carnival dress to take part in the carnival held to mark the city's 300th anniversary.
St.-Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev puts on his carnival dress to take part in the carnival held to mark the city's 300th anniversary.
A broken bus-stop information board.