20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems 20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems

20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems

27-29 March 2013
Saint Petersburg, Russia
General information
20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems 20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems 20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems

The Organizing and International Program Committees invite you and your colleagues to take part in the 20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems (20th ICINS 2013) to be held at the State Research Center of the Russian Federation – Concern Central Scientific and Research Institute Elektropribor, JSC on 27-29 May 2013.
This annual conference has become a traditional meeting place for the exchange of ideas between scientists and engineers involved in navigation, motion control and guidance all over the world.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

  • Navigation, Control and Guidance Systems, and Components
  • Integrated Navigation Systems for Marine, Land, and Aerospace Applications
  • Inertial Systems and Sensors
  • GLONASS, GPS, Galileo and Augmentation Systems
  • MEMS
  • Algorithms and Software
  • Testing and Metrology
  • The Conference does not cover the issues related to military and technical cooperation, development of military technologies and weapon specimens and military hardware.

    The Conference languages are English and Russian.
    Simultaneous translation will be provided from Russian into English and from English into Russian.

    The Conference program includes plenary and poster presentations.
    Presentation of plenary papers (including discussion) should be no longer than 20 min. 
    The authors of poster papers at the plenary session are given 3 min to present the main idea of the paper accompanied by 1-2 slides, if any. Further discussion will continue at the posters.

    Paper abstracts of 1,000 words in English should be submitted online via the Conference Management System CoMS-Elektropribor for consideration by the International Program Committee.

    The following details for each author should be indicated:

  • Given name(s), family name,
  • Organization, company or institution,
  • Country,
  • Complete mailing address and e-mail,
  • Phone and fax numbers.
  • Abstracts not complying with the above requirements will not be considered by the Program Committee. 
    Full texts of the accepted papers should be submitted in English via CoMS-Elektropribor by 15 March 2013.
    Abstracts and papers are not accepted by e-mail or by fax!

    The conference fee is $450 if paid before 1 April 2013 and $500 if paid after 1 April 2013.

    For students and post-graduates the conference fee is reduced to 50%, i.e. $225 and $250, respectively.

    The fee includes:

  • all Sessions,
  • one copy of the Conference Proceedings,
  • lunches, coffee breaks during the 3 days,
  • transportation from/to the airport,
  • transfer from the recommended hotels to Conference venue,
  • a sight-seeing guided bus tour of Saint Petersburg,
  • drink reception.
  • The Conference is held during the season of the White Nights.
    Guided bus city tour and visit to the State Hermitage Museum will be arranged for the participants.
    Upon request additional cultural program (excursions to the museums, suburban palaces) for three Conference days can be organized for the accompanying persons at extra charge.

    Check http://www.elektropribor.spb.ru/cnf/icins2013/eindex for updated information. 

    We look forward to welcoming you at our Сonference!

    Conference results

    On 27-29 May 2013 the 20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems was held by the Scientific Research Center of Russia – Concern CSRI Elektropribor, JSC.

    The Conference was held with financial support fr om the Government of St. Petersburg and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, and with information support of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Motion Control and Navigation Problems, the International Public Association – the Academy of Navigation and Motion Control, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (USA), L’Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France, L’institut Français de Navigation, and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Ortung und Navigation (DGON) (German Institute of Navigation).

    The International Program Committee formed of the leading scientists from France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and USA, headed the Conference.

    The Conference languages were English and Russian.

    Provision was made for simultaneous interpretation from Russian into English и from English into Russian.

    315 specialists from 103 companies representing the following 13 states took part in the Conference: Brazil, Bulgaria, China, France, Germany, Israel, Republic of Korea, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, USA. Of them 36 persons were specialists from 30 foreign companies, including 5 persons from 4organizations of Ukraine, and 279 persons from 73 organizations of Russia.

    8 young scientists were delegated to the Conference without payment of Conference fee by the Organizing Committee of the 15th Conference of Young Scientists Navigation and Motion Control (in Russian).

    The Conference program included 79 papers: 3 invited, 14 plenary and 62 poster papers.

    At the Conference 76 papers were presented. 3 poster papers were presented.

    Invited papers were presented by the leading scientists of France and USA

    All the papers evoked the great interest of the Conference attendees.

    Invited papers (by countries)
    1. France – 2
    2. USA - 1

    Plenary papers (by countries)
    1. France - 1 
    2. Germany – 1
    3. Russia – 11 
    4. USA– 1

    Poster papers (by countries)
    1. Bulgaria - 1
    2. China– 3
    3. Republic of Korea - 1
    4. Portugal – 1
    5. Russia – 52
    6. Ukraine – 1

    For the first time in the framework of the Conference a Panel Discussion NAVIGATION: VISION OF THE FUTURE took place.

    Moderators: the Program Committee Chairman, academician of the RAS, Prof. Vladimir Peshekhonov (Russia) and the Program Committee member Dr. George Schmidt (USA).

    The panel discussion focused on 3 topics:
    1. Gyroscopes: Wh ere to Now? (Initiator Dr. George Schmidt, USA)
    2. Future of Multiple Global Navigation Systems (Initiator Associate Professor Nikolai Mikhailov, Russia)
    3. Integrated Navigation without GNSS (Initiator Prof. Gert Trommer, Germany)

    All the interested conferees were invited to join the Panel Discussion. The number of attendees was almost the same as at the Conference Sessions.

    The conferees highly estimated the Panel Discussion and suggested that similar Panel Discussions should be held at future conferences, focused on the topics considered and selected in advance.

    By the decision of the International Program Committee, the papers of the greatest scientific interest will be published in the journals Giroskopiya i Navigatsiya ("Гироскопия и навигация") and Gyroscopy and Navigation.

    Final program of the 20th ICINS 2013 is available on the Conference website

    By the Conference beginning of the Conference Proceedings were published in English ("20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems", 27 - 29 May 2013, Saint Petersburg, Russia (ISBN 978-5-91-995020-2)) and in Russian (the volume containing only papers by authors from Russia and Ukraine - "XX Sankt-Peterburgskaya mezhdunarodnaya konferentsiya po integrirovannym navigatsionnym sistemam, 27-29 maya - 2013, Sankt-Peterburg, Rossiya" (ISBN 978- 5-91-995018-9)). The Conference Proceedings in English and in Russian were available also on CD-ROMs.

    If you are interested to purchase the Conference Proceedings, please contact Concern CSRI Elektropribor, JSC:

    Margarita Grishina
    Chief of the Scientific and Technical Information Department
    State Research Center of the Russian Federation - Concern CSRI Elektropribor, JSC
    30, Malaya Posadskaya ul.,
    St. Petersburg, 197046, Russia
    E-mail: onti@eprib.ruedit@eprib.ru
    Fax: +7 (812) 232-3376;
    Phone: +7 (812) 499-8293 – Editorial Group.

    A cultural program was organized for the conferees and their accompanying persons.

    The Conference was held at a high scientific and organizational level and was highly praised by its participants.

    * * *

    The regular 21st Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems (21 ICINS 2014) will be held on 26-28 May 2014.

    The information for potential participants concerning the conference topics, important dates, participation conditions, etc., will be available on the 21 ICINS 2014 website after 1 October 2013:
    http://www.elektropribor.spb.ru/icins2014/eindex

    Guidelines for paper abstract preparation and submission deadline for abstract reviewing will be also available on the 21 ICINS 2014 website after 1 October 2013.

    Since paper abstracts will be submitted for the Conference ONLINE via the Conference Management System CoMS-Elektropriboronly, the 21 ICINS 2014 Organizing Committee requests all the potential conferees (paper authors-speakers and attendees) to visit regularly the Conference website and keep up on the information placed on it.

    Any questions regarding preparation and holding of the 21stSaint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems (21 ICINS 2014) should be addressed to:

    E-mail: icins@eprib.ru,
    Phones: 
    +7 (812) 499-8118 - Translators of the Working Group on the Conference preparation and holding 

    +7 (812) 499-8157 - Margarita Grishina, Member of the Organizing Committee, Leader of the Working Group on the 21 ICINS 2014 preparation and holding 

    nellynp7@gmail.com - Nelly Psiurock, Administrator of the CoMS-Elektropribor system and the Conference website 

    Program
    Organizers
    Chairman - Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
    Prof. V. Peshekhonov - Russia

    Members:
    Mr. L. Camberlein - France
    Dr. L. Crovella - Italy
    Dr. Yu. Litmanovich - Russia
    Prof. D. Lukianov - Russia
    Dr. B. Rivkin - Russia
    Dr. G. Schmidt - USA
    Dr. A. Sokolov - Russia
    Prof. O. Stepanov - Russia
    Prof. G. Trommer - Germany
    CONTACT ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONES OF REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

    Germany and neighbouring countries:

    Prof. Dr-Ing. habil. Gert F. Trommer FRIN
    Institute of Systems Optimization (ITE) 
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 
    Kaiserstr.12 Building 30-33
    76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
    Tel.: +49 (0)721-608 4 2620
    Fax: +49 (0)721-608 4 2623
    E-mail: gert.trommer@kit.edu

    France and neighbouring countries:

    Mr. Loic Camberlein
    32, Avenue de la Bourdonnais 
    75007 Paris, France 
    Tel: +33-1-4551 4759
    E-mail: LCamberlein@aol.com

    Italy and neighbouring countries:

    Dr.-Ing. Luigi Crovella
    Societa`Italiana Avionica S.p.A. 
    Via G. Medici 20, 10143 Torino, Italy
    Tel: +39- 011-776 5095
    Fax: +39-011-776 5225
    E-mail: LCrovella@libero.it

    USA/Canada:

    Dr. George T. Schmidt
    10 Goffe Rd. 
    Lexington, MA 02421, U.S.A. 
    Conference fee

    The Conference fee per person:
    $450 before 1 April 2013, 
    $500 after 1 April 2013

    Students and post-graduates are offered a 50% discount:
    $225 before 1 April 2013; 
    $250 after 1 April 2013.

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION
    We draw attention of the authors-speakers to the fact that their paper will be published in the Conference proceedings only if their Conference fee is paid by 1 April 2013.

    The Conference fee includes:

  • participation in the conference
  • one copy of the Conference Proceedings
  • lunches and coffee breaks during 3 conference days
  • transportation from/to the airport to/from the hotel
  • daily transportation to the Conference from the recommended hotels
  • sight-seeing guided bus tour of St. Petersburg
  • drink reception
  • Note that payment for the Business Invitation formalities via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia is not included in the Conference fee.

    The Conference fee can be paid:

  • by bank transfer;
  • by credit cards at the registration desk in St. Petersburg.
  • Cheques are not accepted for payment.

    Payment by bank transfer
    To pay the conference fee to our bank, please use the Bank Details indicated below:
    JSC VTB Bank (OPERU BRANCH) 
    SWIFT: VTBRRUM2NWR
    7, Dumskaya St., Saint Petersburg, 191011, Russia 
    Transit Account N 40702840637000005351
    30 Malaya Posadskaya St., Сoncern CSRI Elektropribor, JSC
    Fax (812) 232 33 76
    Correspondent Bank: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York
    SWIFT: IRVTUS3N
    Cor. Account: 8900060166

  • Note that commission and charges of our Bank and correspondent banks are paid by the conference participants
  • Please indicate the code 20thICINS and the conferee's name in the bank document
  • To confirm the money transfer please report the bank document number by e-mail, fax or by phone
  • The following credit cards are accepted
    EuroCard/MasterCard, edc/Maestro, Visa, Visa Electron, Diners Club.

    Note: in this case the conferees pay $500 (students, post-graduates $250).

    Organizing Committee report

    May 21, 2013:

    TO THE ATTENTION OF ATTENDEES OF
    THE 20TH SAINT PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

    Before 27 May 2013 there will be some traffic restrictions in the area of CSRI Elektropribor.
    1. Sampsonievsky bridge is closed for traffic.
    2. Pedestrians can cross Sampsonievsky bridge.


    How to reach CSRI Elektropribor from the metro stations:
    From metro station Transport to CSRI Elektropribor
    (Ulitsa Malaya Posadskaya, 30)
    Up to the stop
    Ploschad Lenina Tram No.6, bus No.49,
    Fixed-run taxi No. 30 and 183.
    Ulitsa Kuibysheva
    Ulitsa Kuibysheva
    Vyborgskaya Tram No.6, bus No.49 Ulitsa Kuibysheva
    Gorkovskaya Tram No.6, tram No.40 Ulitsa Chapaeva

    How to reach the metro stations from CSRI Elektropribor:

    Transport from CSRI Elektropribor
    (
    Ulitsa Malaya Posadskaya, 30)
    To metro station From the stop
    Tram No.6, bus No.49,
    Fixed-run taxi No. 30 and 183.
    Ploschad Lenina Ulitsa Kuibysheva 
    Ulitsa Kuibysheva
    Tram No.6, bus No.49 Vyborgskaya Ulitsa Kuibysheva
    Trams No.6, tram No.40 Gorkovskaya Ulitsa Chapaeva

    3. ATTENTION!
    Sampsonievsky bridge will be opened for traffic as well as for pedestrians from 27 May.

    April 23, 2013:
    Dear participants,
    Please bear in mind that the following days in May 2013 are days-off in Russia:

  • 1 May to 5 May
  • and
  • 9 May to 12 May.
  • So please avoid these days when solving any issues regarding the event.

    March 29, 2013:
    Guidelines for preparation of visual aids for presentation of plenary and poster papers have been posted on the web site of the 20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems.

    February 22, 2013:
    The following page is added: Preliminary Program.

    February 15, 2013
    Since February 15, 2013 the papers can be submitted for publication in the Proceedings of the 20th St. Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems. Instructions for plenary and poster papers are available on the conference website.

    January 31, 2013
    Attention!
    The authors who submitted abstracts to the 20th St. Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems can see the decision of the International Program Committee on the conference website.
    Instructions for preparing plenary and poster papers for their publication in the Conference Proceedings will be available on the Conference website after 5 February 2013.

    Abstract submission

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING PLENARY PAPERS
    FOR PUBLICATION IN THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

    The Conference Proceedings (full texts of plenary and poster paperswill be published before the Conference begins in English and in Russian
    The Conference Proceedings in English will comprise the texts of all the papers included in the Conference program. 
    .
    1. The paper texts (in English) prepared according to the requirements below should be submitted to the Organizing Committee ONLINE via the Conference Management System CoMS-Elektropribor.
    2. The total length of the plenary paper should be 8-10 pages in A4 format.
    3. The deadline for paper file submission for publication is 15 March 2013.
    ATTENTION: Files of the papers are NOT accepted via e-mail !

    Instructions for preparing paper text

    In order to unify texts of the papers in the Conference Proceedings, please follow the instructions below:

    1. The typeset the paper title in CAPITAL bold letters.
    Leave 1.5 line spaces and indicate for each author the following details:

  • Author’s family name preceded by initials of his/her first name(s)
  • Organization name, city, country
  • E-mail address
  • Degree and position should be given in footnote (at the bottom of the page)
  • Telephone number and postal address can be indicated at author’s will.

    2. The paper should be preceded with 3-5 key words and a summary of about 1000 characters (not words!)typed in italics.

    3. General guidelines for the paper text:

  • typeset the text using a computer in Word for Windows;
  • the format of the typeset page must be 160x240 mm;
  • when typesetting, make 25 mm margins on the top, left and right;
  • the paper text should be typed single spaced;
  • use Times New Roman font, size 10 pt for the main body of the text; size 9 pt for the summary and references;
  • for formulas use the Equation 3.0 Editor, font Times New Roman or Symbol, size 10; for subscripts and superscripts - size 8; Roman letters should be typed in italics, Greek letters - Roman type;
  • insert illustrations, where necessary, using computer graphics in one of raster formats, preferably bmpwith the colour depth of 1 bit;
  • photographs should be presented in the raster format tif or jpg (do not use colour pictures as publication will have only gray-scale figures); all the components in the illustrations should be clear, inscriptions should be easily readable.
  • INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING PLENARY PAPERS
    FOR PUBLICATION IN THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

    The Conference Proceedings (full texts of plenary and poster paperswill be published before the Conference begins in English and in Russian
    The Conference Proceedings in English will comprise the texts of all the papers included in the Conference program. 
    .
    1. The paper texts (in English) prepared according to the requirements below should be submitted to the Organizing Committee ONLINE via the Conference Management System CoMS-Elektropribor.
    2. The total length of the plenary paper should be 8-10 pages in A4 format.
    3. The deadline for paper file submission for publication is 15 March 2013.
    ATTENTION: Files of the papers are NOT accepted via e-mail !

    Instructions for preparing paper text

    In order to unify texts of the papers in the Conference Proceedings, please follow the instructions below:

    1. The typeset the paper title in CAPITAL bold letters.
    Leave 1.5 line spaces and indicate for each author the following details:

  • Author’s family name preceded by initials of his/her first name(s)
  • Organization name, city, country
  • E-mail address
  • Degree and position should be given in footnote (at the bottom of the page)
  • Telephone number and postal address can be indicated at author’s will.

    2. The paper should be preceded with 3-5 key words and a summary of about 1000 characters (not words!)typed in italics.

    3. General guidelines for the paper text:

  • typeset the text using a computer in Word for Windows;
  • the format of the typeset page must be 160x240 mm;
  • when typesetting, make 25 mm margins on the top, left and right;
  • the paper text should be typed single spaced;
  • use Times New Roman font, size 10 pt for the main body of the text; size 9 pt for the summary and references;
  • for formulas use the Equation 3.0 Editor, font Times New Roman or Symbol, size 10; for subscripts and superscripts - size 8; Roman letters should be typed in italics, Greek letters - Roman type;
  • insert illustrations, where necessary, using computer graphics in one of raster formats, preferably bmpwith the colour depth of 1 bit;
  • photographs should be presented in the raster format tif or jpg (do not use colour pictures as publication will have only gray-scale figures); all the components in the illustrations should be clear, inscriptions should be easily readable.
  • We look forward to submission of your paper file for publication.

    Organizing Committee of the 20th ICINS 2013


    Paper submission

    Instructions for Preparing Paper Abstracts

    1. Visit the site of the system «CoMS-ELEKTROPRIBOR» http://comsep.ru

    2. Please Register in the system if your were not its User at the conference 19th ICINS2012:

  • Using the link «New user» go to page «New User»,
  • Fill in the fields of the Registration Form offered to you,
  • Get acquainted with the conditions of the End User License Agreement,
  • Confirm, if so, that you have got acquainted with the End User License Agreement and accept its conditions,
  • Press button «Register», to get your PIN to enter the System. You will be notified of your registration in the System by E-MAIL.
  • ATTENTION: to secure your PIN and Password confidence, please indicate your E-MAIL address correctly.
  • If you are the system User, enter the CoMS-ELEKTROPRIBOR using your PIN and Password.
  • Forgotten PIN and Password can be retrieved through the system using link “Forgot password?"

    3. From the list of events select the conference to the Organizing Committee of which you wish to submit your paper abstract 20th Saint Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems (ICINS2013)

    4. Enter your Virtual Office, to create and submit your paper abstract.

    5. On page Main you will see the list of actions you can do now
    Get acquainted with them.

    6. Using the link «My papers» go to page «My papers»

    7. Press button. «Create new abstract/paper».

    8. Fill in the fields: «Text», «Keywords» and «Authors».

    9. After completion of fields Text, Keywords and data of all the Authors save your abstract/paper by pressing button "Save as abstract/paper"

    The paper number (N) will be assigned by the system to your abstract/paper, and it will appear in your List of abstracts/papers

    10. Upload file of your abstract/paper. 
    ATTENTION! The contents of field «Text» of the abstract and the text of the uploaded file of the abstract should be the same!

    We look forward to your paper abstract submission!

    ENTER
    of the CoMS-ELEKTROPRIBOR
    http://comsep.ru

    Contact information

    Concern CSRI Elektropribor, JSC
    30, Malaya Posadskaya str., Saint Petersburg, 197046, Russia 
    Margarita Grishina - Vice-chairman of the Local Organizing Committee
    of the IAG Symposium on TG-SMM2013
    Phone: + 7 (812) 499-81-18 - translators of the working group
    Fax: +7 (812) 232-33-76 
    E-mail: tgsmm2013@eprib.ru


    Conference venue
    State Research Center of the Russian Federation
    Concern CSRI Elektropribor, JSC
    30, Malaya Posadskaya St., St. Petersburg,
    197046, Russia 
    Sights and attraction
    The Hermitage
    One of the world's greatest museums, founded in 1764 and occupying the buildings of the Winter Palace and Small, Old and New Hermitages. The museum's collection numbers more than 3 million items - paintings, graphic art, sculptures, applied art, coins, and archeological finds. The museum keeps 15 thousand paintings, 12 thousand sculptures, 600 thousand drawings and more then 4000 thousand of applied arts. Painting of such great masters as Leonard da Vinci, Titian, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Impressionists (van Gogh, Manet, Deggas, Monet, Renoir, Sezanne), Gauguin, Matiss, Picasso are in the ownership of the Hermitage. Hermitage is famous through its collection of Scythian golden articles.
    Russian Museum
    The largest museum of Russian art, opened in 1898. The museum owns the Russia bigest collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, items of applied anf folks arts. The exibitions show ancient icons and the collections of items of the 18th-20th centuries. It contains works by great Russian artists: A.Rublev, K.Brullov, O.Kiprensky, P.Fedotov, I.Repin, I.Levitan, I.Aivazovsky and many others.
    Savior on the Blood Church (Church of the Resurrection)
    A monument of Russian architecture and decorative art of the late 19th century. The church's unique decorations, both interior and exterior, include icons and panels made from majolica and mosaic created by the leading Russian artists of last century.
    Saint Isaac's Cathedral
    One of the world's most beautiful churches. It was built between 1818 and 1858 to A.Montferrand's design and named in honor of Saint Issac of Dalmatia. The cathedral is 101.5 meters high, and there is a wonderful view over Saint Petersburg from the colonnade.
    Kazan Cathedral
    Built between 1801 and 1811 to house the miracle-working icon of Our Lady of Kazan. Regular exhibitions are held concerning Orthodox Church and ecclesiastical art.
    Summer Garden
    A masterpiece of Russian landscape art, the Summer Garden was laid out on Peter I's orders at the beginning of the 18th century. It contains 89 sculptures of Italian masters. The buildings in the garden are Peter I's Summer Palace, the Coffee House, and the Tea House.
    Alexander Nevsky Monastery
    Founded by Peter I in 1710, now it contains five churches in the monastery complex. The complex contains the city museum of decorative sculpture and the Saint Nicholas cemetery, where outstanding Saint Petersburg residents and cultural figures are buried, including Tchaikovsky, Petipa, Euler, and Dostoevsky.
    Peter and Paul Fortress
    Founded in 1703 to defend Saint Petersburg against enemy raids. The complex includes Peter and Paul Cathedral which is the city's tallest building (the height of the spire is 121.8 meters) and contains the burial vault of Peter I and other Russian emperors, Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg, the house of the "grandfather of the Russian navy", where an exact copy of Peter I's little boat is kept, and the Old Mint.
    Kunstkamera
    Russia's first museum, founded in 1714 on Peter I's order. It contains household items, works of applied art and national costumes from Siberia, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. It includes exhibits collected by well-known Russian travelers and explorers.
    Museum of Ethnography
    A unique collection which reflects the life and culture of the peoples of Russia: it consists mostly of examples of traditional costumes, embroidery, fabrics and furs. The museum's reserves contain many rarities such as icons, ritual costumes and masks.
    National Pushkin Museum
    The great Russian poet's last home, from where he set off for his fateful duel. The display includes Pushkin's personal belongings, as well as manuscripts and other documents relating to his life.
    Dostoevsky Literary and Memorial Museum
    The display is arranged in the great Russian author's flat and is devoted to his life and work.
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