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Porokhovye Factory

Founded in 1710 by Peter the Great, this gunpowder producing plant was the flagship of the chemical industry in Russia for 200 years. It is still operational. This district is hardly visited by tourists, but in its own way is very picturesque, with Imperial and Soviet industrial architecture.

Address
Sverdlovskaya embankment,?
Getting there
: Novocherkasskaya «Новочеркасская», then: 90

Listing from Wikivoyage: Saint Petersburg/Right Bank, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.