Miracles in the village Kulevcha

The Passage

Today I want to tell you about another popular department store in Saint-Petersburg. It's Passage. I was on a little exibition about it's history, and now I'm very pleased to share some information with you!

It was founded in 1846. In the beginning there was warehouse on the grounfloor, shopping space was on the first, and apartments were on the second floor.

In 1879 the "Credit Lyonnais" setteled there. It's interesting that it was one and only bank which was licenced to work in Russia at those times!

 Concert-hall of the Passage was the place of scientific lectures, and many notorious and well known people appeared there. Later the concert hall was transformed to theatre of Komissarzevskaya.

The Passage was on renovation for several times. After 1961 it specialized on goods for women. 

It's interesting that the symbol of the Passage is peacock! Nowadays the Passage is one of the popular historical shopping places! 

DLT

DLT -or "Leningrad Trade House" is one of the oldest department stores in Saint Petersburg. It has great history, so I just can't mention it! Before this building was constructed there was a hotel. Citizens called it "Volinskiy's rooms" by name of it's owner in 18th century. But in 1908 there was started new project - a super-modern department store was planned to be there. So December, 7th in 1909 department store opened his doors to first customers. After the revolution in 1918 it was restructurized to the "First State Department Store". And it got it's present name only in 1935! In the Soviet period DLT was selling goods for children. But by the end of the 20th century it became the most famous department store for the whole family. In 2005 it was bought by a big Russian retail company. It made a renovation and now DLT is the brunch of the TSUM - the main department store in Moscow.

So now it's department store with luxury goods. You can find the most popular world-wine-known brands like Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Valentino, Hugo Boss, Versace, and even several popular Russian luxury brands!