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Study with me in St Petersburg
Choose a book-lined café under an art-nouveau glass globe, a white-columned reading room, a curved brick gallery on an island, a tin-roof terrace, or the colonnade under the golden dome of St Isaac’s.
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5 places to study in St Petersburg
The canals are straight and stone-lined, the white-night sky glows over the domes, and the reading rooms are all gilt, sky-blue and brass lamps.
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Landmark
Colonnade Gallery
The stone gallery under the golden dome of St Isaac’s: granite piers, an open arcade, the whole city below.
10 desks -
Café
Singer Literary Café
A book-lined café under an art-nouveau glass globe: tea, pastries, bookcases to the ceiling.
15 desks -
Library
National Reading Hall
A neoclassical reading room: white columns, sky-blue walls, a gilded gallery of books, brass lamps.
18 desks -
Library
Island Reading Gallery
A reading and co-working hall in the curved brick gallery of a round red-brick island building: arched windows onto the courtyard with its skating rink, a tiled stove, string lights.
14 desks -
Rooftop
Tin-Roof Terrace
A deck among zinc roofs and brick chimneys, the white-night sky glowing over the domes.
11 desks
The street in St Petersburg, as recorded
Study in another city
The night train runs from St Petersburg to Moscow. Every session can also be a flight to any of the other cities.
Questions about studying in St Petersburg
Is it free to study in St Petersburg on FocusMiles?
Yes. The timer, the tasks, every room in St Petersburg and the other cities, the people and the sounds are free, and you do not need an account: pick a critter and a name and you are in.
Is there sound when I study in St Petersburg?
A little, and it is yours to switch off: recorded rain when it rains, soft typing from the desks around you and a radio that suits the room. The recording on this page is a real street in St Petersburg.
Can I study with friends or other people in St Petersburg?
Yes. Rooms like Colonnade Gallery, Singer Literary Café, National Reading Hall mix people who are focusing right now with a few friendly bots, so the desk next to yours is rarely empty. Send an invite link and your friend lands in the seat beside yours. There is no camera or microphone: everyone is a little critter, and your task stays private.
How does a study session in St Petersburg work?
You start a pomodoro (25 minutes of focus and a short break by default, both adjustable), take a seat in one of 5 places in St Petersburg and work. Every focused minute earns a mile you can spend on hats and colours. Leave your seat and the timer pauses until you sit down again.
Your desk in St Petersburg is waiting.
It takes about ten seconds to sit down. The first mile is a minute away.
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