Among the various stores and markets, there is one area of commerce that I cannot remain indifferent to. I am referring to bookstores. Back in the days of my childhood, when there was no Internet or e-books, and even the TV could only show three programs (and much of the airtime was taken up by news and boring reports), bookstores and libraries opened up a huge world for us, they became a road to other countries and other times.
I photographed a homemade advertisement for a bookstore while walking down Marat Street. The cardboard reads, "Books to go, lots of books for the price of coffee. This is an antique store that sells old books. Here you can both buy and sell. If you have old but good books that you no longer need, you can bring them to this store to sell.
You can also bring old books and leave them in the book exchange locker. The text on the locker doors reads: "Books for Bookcrossing. Once you've read a book, let it go."
Pumpkins are not an essential attribute of Halloween in our country. Rather, pumpkins are a symbol of a bountiful autumn and a rich harvest. These pumpkins are used to advertise the restaurant in exactly that sense, as if they were saying, "come in, we have very good and varied food!"
But sometimes you can also see a pumpkin as a Halloween symbol - rare, but you can. I photographed this ad on Liteyny Prospect, and it advertises a bar with the name "Ugrumochnaya" - an untranslatable play on words used in the name, it combines the meanings "sullen, looking into a shot glass, gloomy drunkenness".
I didn't want to end my story on the somber note of a sad bar, so I decided to end with a picture of flowers. This is the entrance to a flower store. The vendors decided to use the warm, sunny day to let their merchandise enjoy some sunshine and to let for all the passersby to admire these flowers and plants.
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| Smartphone | Xiaomi Redmi 3 |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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