A young Mariinsky Theatre dancer practices en pointe in the early morning.

Mariinsky Theatre Dancer

A young Mariinsky Theatre dancer practices en pointe in the early morning.
Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson

Authentic St. Petersburg

See St. Petersburg photos in this gallery from National Geographic’s Ultimate City Guide for St. Petersburg.

Published January 29, 2010

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