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Санкт-Петербург: Тексты и упражнения. Книга II. — СПб.: КАРО, 
2012. — 192 с.: ил.

 
 
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THE SPIT (STRELKA) 
OF VASILIEVSKY ISLAND

“S

trelka” is the name given to the eastern tip of Vasilievsky Island. Vasilievsky Island is the largest of the 
islands in the Neva delta. The Neva breaks into two 
arms here: the Bolshaya (Big) Neva and the Malaya (Little) 
Neva.
There was a port here until 1837 and for a long time this 
was one of the busiest parts of the city. The commercial port 
was situated here till the middle of the 19th century.
In 1710’s Peter the Great decided to make Vasilievsky Island 
the centre of his newly built capital. He ordered a network of 

canals to be dug across the island in the fashion of Amsterdam. 
However, Peter’s plan was destined to fail.
The building of the architectural ensemble of the Spit began in the fi rst third of the 19th century. Outstanding architects took part in the creating of this beautiful ensemble.
The Stock Exchange was the fi rst building erected here. It 
was designed by the architect Thomas de Thomon with the 
assistance of Andreyan Zakharov. It was placed strictly along 
the axis of the spit on a high open terrace. Forty-four powerful 
columns encircle the building almost concealing its walls.
The foundation stone was laid in June 1805. The building 
was fi nished in 1816, but Thomas de Thomon didn’t live to see 
this day.
The building is reminiscent of an Ancient Greek temple.
Over the main entrance facing the Spit there is the sculpture “Neptune Emerging from the Waves”. On both sides of it 
you can see a sculpture of a young woman with a crown on her 
head representing the Neva River, and a sculpture of a man 
representing the River Volkhov. On the opposite side there is 
Mercury, the god of trade. The Stock Exchange now houses 
the Central Naval Museum. It was founded in 1709 by order of 
Peter the Great. The collection of the Central Naval Museum 
moved here from the Admiralty building in 1939.
At both sides of this building there were the warehouses 
and the Customs House. They were designed by the architect 
Giovanni Lucini. Two warehouses were built symmetrically 
between 1826 and 1832. The goods delivered to the port were 
stored there. The warehouses now accommodate the Zoological Institute, the Zoological Museum and the Central Soil Science Museum. At the same time as the warehouses between 

1829 and 1832 the building of the Customs was erected. Its 
pediment is crowned with the fi gures of Mercury — the god of 
trade, Neptune — the god of navigation and Ceres (Demeter) — 
the goddess of harvest.
Now the former Customs House is occupied by the Institute of Russian Literature known as the Pushkin House.
In front of the Stock Exchange two Rostral Columns were 
installed between 1805 and 1810 after a project of Thomas de 
Thomon. The tradition of installing rostral columns as memorials symbolizing naval victories goes back to Ancient Rome. 
In Rome the monuments of triumph were decorated with the 
bows of defeated ships.
The height of each column is 32 m. At the base of each 
column there are two allegorical fi gures of the Russian trade 
waterways: the Neva and the Volkhov, the Volga and the Dnieper. 
These fi gures were designed by the sculptors G. Thibault and 
I. Camberlain. The columns served as light-houses. The light 
pointing out the way for ships was lighted here. Tripod bowls 
were mounted at the top of each column. The bowls were fi lled 
with oil which was lit up in twilight. Nowadays, gas torches 
are lit above these columns during festivals.

VOCABULARY

abundance [A'bEndAns] изобилие
accommodate [A'kOmA,deIt] размещать
assistance [A'sIstAns] помощь, содействие
axis ['BksIs] ось
base [beIs] основание

bow [baU] нос корабля
bowl [bAUl] тигель, резервуар
Ceres ['sIAri:z] Церера
column ['kOlAm] колонна
commercial [kA'mQ:SAl] торговый, коммерческий
conceal [kAn'si:l] скрывать, маскировать
crown [kraUn] корона
defeat [dI'fi:t] наносить поражение
deliver [dI'lIvA] доставлять
destine ['destIn] the plan was destined to fail этому плану не 
суждено было осуществиться
dig through [dIM Fru:] прорыть, прокопать
emerge [I'mQ:dZ] выходить
encircle [In'sQ:kl] окружать
entrance ['entrAns] вход
fashion ['fBSAn] образ, манера, мода
fi ll [fIl] наполнять
former ['fD:mA] прежний, бывший
goods [MUdz] товары, груз
install [In'stD:l] устанавливать
lighthouse ['laIthaUs] маяк
light up [laIt] зажечь свет
memorial [mI'mD:rIAl] мемориальный
Mercury ['mQ:kjUrI] Меркурий
mount [maUnt] устанавливать, монтировать
move [mu:v] движение, переезжать, переселяться
naval ['neIvAl] военно-морской
Neptune ['neptju:n] Нептун
network ['netwQ:k] сеть (каналов)
occupy ['OkjU,paI] занимать
outstanding [aUt'stBndIN] выдающийся, знаменитый
pediment ['pedImAnt] фронтон 

point out [pOInt aut] показывать, указывать
powerful ['paUAfUl] мощный
reminiscent [,remI'nIsnt] напоминающий 
represent [,reprI'zent] олицетворять
rostral ['rOstrAl] ростральный
serve [sQ:v] служить, обслуживать
soil science [sOIl 'saIAns] почвоведение
spit [spIt] стрелка
store [stD:] хранить (на складе)
strictly ['strIktlI] точно, определенно
surround [sA'raUnd] окружать
symmetrically [sI'metrIkAlI] симметрично
temple [templ] храм
terrace ['terAs] насыпь
the Stock Exchange ['stOk Iks'tSeIndZ] фондовая биржа
tip [tIp] конец, кончик, верхушка
torch [tD:tS] факел
trade [treId] торговля
tripod ['traIpOd] тренога
triumph ['traIAmf] триумф, торжество, победа
twilight ['twaIlaIt] потемки, сумерки
warehouse ['weAhaUs] товарный склад, пакгауз
wave [weIv] волна

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

 
1. How is the eastern tip of Vasilievsky Island called?
 
2. What is the largest island in the Neva delta?
 
3. How many arms does the Neva break into here?
 
4. When was the port situated here?
 
5. How long was the commercial port situated here?

6. When did Peter I decide to make Vasilievsky Island the 
centre of the city?
 
7. What did he order to dig here?
 
8. What Peter’s plan wasn’t destined to come true?
 
9. When did the building of the architectural ensemble of the 
Spit begin?
 10. What architects took part in the creating of the Spit?
 11. What was the fi rst building erected here?
 12. What architects designed the Stock Exchange?
 13. How many columns encircle the building?
 14. How long was the building erected?
 15. What does this building remind?
 16. What sculpture is fi xed over the main entrance?
 17. Where is the sculpture of a young woman with a crown on 
her head mounted? What does this sculpture represent?
 18. What is the name of the god of trade?
 19. What does the Stock Exchange house now?
 20. When was the Central Naval Museum founded? Who ordered to found this museum?
 21. When did the collection of this museum move here?
 22. What architect designed the buildings of the ware houses 
and the Customs House?
 23. When were these buildings erected?
 24. How were these structures used?
 25. What is housed in these buildings now?
 26. What fi gures decorate the pediment of the building of the 
former Customs?
 27. What institute occupies the former Customs House now?
 28. When were the Rostral Columns erected?
 29. What architect was the author of the project of the Rostral 
Columns?

30. What did the Rostral columns symbolize in Ancient Rome?
 31. How were the monuments of triumph decorated in Rome?
 32. What is the height of each column?
 33. What fi gures are there at the base of each column? What 
architects designed these fi gures?
 34. What did the columns use to serve?
 35. In what cases are the gas torches lit nowadays?

MATCH THE TWO PARTS 
OF THESE SENTENCES

1. At the base of each column 
there are ...

2. The Neva breaks into two 
arms here: ...

3. The building was fi nished 
in 1816, but ...

4. In Rome the monuments 
of triumph were decorated 
with ...

5. Peter I ordered a network 
of canals to be dug across 
the island ...

6. Forty-four powerful columns encircle ...

7. On both sides of it you can 
see a sculpture of a young 
woman with a crown on 
her head representing the 
Neva River ...

... Thomas de Thomon didn’t 
live to see this day.

... in the fashion of Amsterdam.

... the building almost concealing its walls.

... two allegorical fi gures of the 
Russian trade waterways: the 
Neva and the Volkhov, the 
Volga and the Dnieper.

... the bows of defeated ships.

... and a sculpture of a man representing the River Volkhov.

... the Bolshaya (Big) Neva and 
the Malaya (Little) Neva.