If you need gifts to cart back to your friends and family, make sure to stop by this outdoor souvenir market on canal Griboedov behind the Church of the Saviour on the Spilt Blood. The market’s specialties include hand-painted matryoshka dolls of all sizes, Soviet memorabilia, cheap fur-hats, beautifully designed chess boards and Mc Lenin t-shirts. Most of the vendors speak good English, and bargaining is normal practice; in fact, it’s expected!
