11 June – 1 July 2026
Timur Yegorov's exhibition "Dostoevsky's Petersburg: From Sennaya to the Outskirts" continues the museum's tradition of exhibitions by photographers and illustrators devoted to Dostoevsky's St. Petersburg novels. The photographer deliberately moves away from the well-known addresses, offering instead a different Petersburg: courtyards, buildings, and taverns in the area around Pyat Uglov and Sennaya Square, and even new residential developments on the city's outskirts. The choice of locations was inspired by the novel Crime and Punishment, the novella White Nights, and the essay Petersburg Visions in Verse and Prose. What these places share are the "gloomy, harsh and strange influences on the human soul" and their belonging to "the most intentional and abstract city" — qualities that have almost entirely vanished from the sites that have become tourist destinations.
Timur Yegorov is a St. Petersburg photographer and a member of the Dostoevsky Museum staff. For many years he has been documenting the museum's collections and events, while at the same time observing the city itself — its courtyards, back lanes, and off-the-beaten-track routes. From this has grown his own vision of Dostoevsky's Petersburg: a city of contrasts, hidden spaces, and unexpected intersections.
Opening: 11 June at 17:00.
Admission to the opening is free. On all other days, the exhibition is included in the museum admission ticket.
