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Memorial Lyceum Museum

199 Reviews

#2 of 72 things to do in Pushkin

Museums, History Museums

Sadovaya ul., d. 2, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601, Russia

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“Historical learning place - stories of students' lives in 19th century”

If you are interested in Alexander Pushkin and want to get a deeper look into his life then this is... read more

Reviewed 27 August 2017

Thomas M

Bristol, Connecticut, Usa

“Pushkin's lyceum”

The memorial lyceum is a legendary place. Back in the 19-20th centuries the guide says this place... read more

Reviewed 3 May 2017

Filip K

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4.5 199 reviews

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“catherine's palace”(2 reviews)

“school”(3 reviews)

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Sadovaya ul., d. 2, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601, Russia

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Thomas M

Bristol, Connecticut, Usa

8136

Reviewed 27 August 2017

Historical learning place - stories of students' lives in 19th century

If you are interested in Alexander Pushkin and want to get a deeper look into his life then this is an ideal place for you. Although Pushkin is the central figure of the tour, the Lyceum was the place where a number of great Russian...More

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Filip K

Reviewed 3 May 2017

Pushkin's lyceum

The memorial lyceum is a legendary place. Back in the 19-20th centuries the guide says this place was a womb of future high-profile governmental officials among which was Pushkin, a famous Russian poet. The excursion in the museum is quite grabbing as there are authentic...More

Thank Filip K

JamesBischoff

Swindon, United Kingdom

577252

Reviewed 22 February 2017

No Clear Signs but Well Worth Visiting

This is a fascinating place and well worth 30 minutes to an hours visit. There is a guide book in English which you can borrow which makes everything very easy to understand. It is fascinating what the rich expected for their children and it is...More

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Mike H

Pushkin, Russia

1414

Reviewed 16 November 2016

The Pushkin or Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum Museum

You really must visit this gem in Tsarskoye Selo, which is adjoined to the Catherine Palace so that Tsar could visit his pupils in the Lyceum at will and check on their progress. Pupils who studied at this Lyceum included, of course, Alexander Pushkin, along...More

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Spike S

9619

Reviewed 10 November 2016 via mobile

Great

If you want to see where Russian literature was born, come and visit the Lyceum. It's full of stories, historical events and private things of star students who studied there. Very interesting.

1 Thank Spike S

Oleg Y

Belgrade, Serbia

1231661

Reviewed 9 November 2016

Very notable institution in the beginning of 19th century in Russia

Being in Pushkin and in Tsarskoye Selo within it, we inevitably visited this very well known educational edifice in the first decade of 19th century in Russia, while reigned Alexander I Romanov. Now it is turned in Memorial Lyceum Museum. Here, Alexander Pushkin and some...More

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anna y

Irvine, California

2627

Reviewed 16 September 2016

Know the history before you go there

If you are not Russian, you need to know the history of this place before you go there, otherwise you will be lost. This was a school of the greatest Russian poet and writer Alexander Pushkin (where this town takes its name). The tour takes...More

1 Thank anna y

LavaletteM

3520

Reviewed 30 March 2016

Amazing for history lovers place where is Pushkin grows up

This is gorgeous museum located in park area of Pushkin city, been used as boarding school 200 years ago. Very famous people been graduated there, included A.Pushkin

1 Thank LavaletteM

Januarius Z

23384

Reviewed 13 September 2015

worth, if there's enough time

when being in the town of pushkin and you still got some energy and time left, even if your head is not working properly anymore due to the mass of splendor all around, take a quick look inside.

1 Thank Januarius Z

Maria K

Berkeley, California

3335

Reviewed 31 May 2012

If you are interested in russian literature, that's the place!

Alexander Pushkin, the russian Shakespeare, grew up in this college. So this place talks a lot him and russian literature.

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