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Literary Cafe on 18 Nevsky Avenue

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The Literary Cafe was a popular haunt for writers and poets, including Dostoevsky and Lermontov. It was also famous for its association with Alexander Pushkin. It was from here that Pushkin set off for his fatal duel with Baron D'Anthes and was mortally wounded
[Gostiny Dvor - St Petersburg - Russia]