Good neighbourhood with the Gulf of Finland

An independent project by Julia Chaicyna, designed to refute or confirm citizens' perceptions of a new reclaimed lands in the Vasileostrovsky district of St. Petersburg.

Comics

✍️ Comics about life on Vasilievsky Island's reclaimed land.

Reclaimed land phenomenon

The research project "The phenomenon of reclaimed land" is aimed at studying the diversity of flora and fauna of the reclamation areas of Vasilievsky Island. As a result of the work done so far, 19 representatives of fauna were caught, described and released into the natural habitat, and 6 unusual natural phenomena were recorded.
The reclaimed territories are a unique phenomenon for our country, which emerged at the same time as the foundation of St. Petersburg. In the 18th century, Peter the Great built his city on the water - on a marshy area in the Neva delta - by "filling up" and reinforcing large areas of land. In the middle of the 20th century, thanks to the development of reclamation technology, certain areas of the city grew considerably. At the beginning of the 21st century, the reclamation of territories resumed: on Vasilievsky Island, "out of the foam of the sea" a sandy embankment with a marine terminal and residential neighbourhoods emerged. It is very interesting to see how the new reclaimed territory is changing and developing, which many people were sceptical and even wary of, as something shaky and quicksand.

Piece of reclaimed land

You can get a plot of reclaimed land for practically nothing, without the hassle of cadastral documents, in the form of a print or postcard.

Media route

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Art expeditions

We organize art expeditions for all those who are ready to spend an unusual weekend on the coast of the Gulf of Finland.
Follow the announcements on the channel.

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