Lilia Voronkova's blog
Udelniy flea market in St.-Petersburg: an open air museum
Location(s)
197317 Fermskoe shosse
Saint-Petersburg
Russia
A Russian flee market – what is it? In St-Petersburg there exists one very unique market, the flee market Udelniy. The market is interesting for many reasons: It is the only market of it’s kind in the city as all other flea markets have been closed by local government within the last 5-7 years. Udelniy emerged in the soviet times and existed illegally for about 50 years. During the hard times of Perestroika many dwellers of Petersburg and suburbs survived and supported their families through selling goods at this flea market. Many of them still are selling there; they need it, they love it. To them Udelniy is more than a market; it is their way of life.
