Word: leningrader
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...afternoon, I rode the subway to the perimeter of Leningrad. There, I felt more at ease with the society; it, in fact, seemed almost suburban to me. A park echoed with the play of busy children. Their mothers sat, watched their activies and talked. This playground had no merry go round or swingset; a train, a play house, a turtle on which to climb...
INTOURIST, the "Soviet travel agency, shuttles its Western patrons from the S.M. Kirov Theatre of Opera and Ballet to the Leningrad State Circus. These organized tours will also insure that you saunter through the resplendent gardens of the Winter and Summer Palaces. And don't miss Hotel Leningrad's dinner menu; it boasts an infinite list of succulent foods and wines...
...only four days, and because of the brevity of my visit, I chose to bypass the sights which Intourist strongly recommended. I never did purchase a ballet or circus ticket, and I walked past the opulent department store--for those with Western currency only, thank you--on Nevsky Prospekt, Leningrad's business district...
Many of the minor roads in Leningrad are still made of dirt, but most of them are of stone. Pedestrians rule the streets; there simply aren't more than a few automobiles. At mid-day, one could wait for several minutes on a major avenue before a car passes...
This poverty, though pales in comparison to the destitute surroundings of Leningrad State University. Lenin went there and it's one of the most respected schools in the Soviet Union. But when walking there on a Sunday morning, one conjures up images of a burnt-out war zone; the buildings look so unsteady. Inside, there are papers strewn about in the decrepid and abandoned halls. Falling shingles, broken windows and heaps of litter infect this institution of upper level education...