Things to do in Perm
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Perm State Art Gallery
Housed in the grand Cathedral of Christ Transfiguration on the banks of the Kama, the Perm State Art Gallery is renowned for its collection of Permian wooden sculpture. These brightly coloured figures are a product of an uneasy compromise between Christian missionaries and the native Finno-Ugric population. The latter, while agreeing to be converted, closely identified the Christian saints these sculptures depict with their ancient gods and treated them as such eg by smearing their lips with the blood of sacrificed animals.
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Dvorets Sportom Molot
Perm's professional basketball team, Ural Great, has not won the championship for a few years, but they still have a loyal fan base. They play from September to April.
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Zhivago
The choice of name for this posh restaurant has angered Perm’s literati, especially since there is a hidden play on words – Zhivago sounds like zhevat (to chew). But Mr Pasternak’s metal head by the entrance looks bemused rather than annoyed by the people chewing experimental dishes such as rabbit with cuttlefish ink.
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Le Café Valida
'Coffee…like Art' reads the menu at Le Café Valida. Coffee is not the only thing that is artistic at this trendy place: a DJ works the wax in the midst of funky, modern décor, and Perm's fashionable set nibble on creative salads and snacks while checking each other out.
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Sergei Diaghilev Museum
The Sergei Diaghilev Museum is a small, lovingly curated school museum dedicated to the impresario (1872–1929) who turned Russian ballet into a world-famous brand. Children speaking foreign languages, including English, serve as guides.
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Elba
The cosy restaurant-bar inside the Astor Hotel has an extensive menu of inventive dishes such as fig stuffed with goat cheese, spicy shrimp tomato soup with crispy eggplant and ‘Siberian oysters’ – jumbo-sized fish dumplings.
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Hotel Tsentralnaya
Hotel Tsentralnaya is where Grand Duke Mikhail – who formally became the tsar of Russia for a few hours between Nicholas II’s abdication and his own – spent his last night before being shot by the Bolsheviks.
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Teaspoon
Serving tea, coffee and bliny, this little café is a perfect stop for breakfast or for a light lunch. Service is cafeteria-style, but the setting is bright and clean, attracting lots of students and young people.
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Zhili-Byli
A chain with outlets around the region, this traktir(country inn) is a popular spot for affordable Russian favourites. You can fill up from the salad bar, which is a godsend for vegetarians.
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Safari
Tucked in behind Triad, this dark, smoky nightclub attracts a very young crowd that likes to get down on the dance floor. Don your sexiest clubwear, and don't bother to show up before midnight.
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Vernisazh
Reproductions of French Impressionists hanging from the ceiling and green jalousie that cover walls rather than windows make this café look like a brasserie taken over by a modern artist.
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Maxime
If they made all the types of coffee, tea, smoothies and cocktails listed on this convivial bar’s menu, the rest of Perm would face a severe shortage of liquid.
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Mosque
The lovely mosque that has served local Tatar Muslims since 1902 graces Perm’s skyline when viewed from the other bank of the Kama.
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Gribushin House
Literature buffs can peek into Gribushin House, said to be the prototype for Zhivago’s ‘house with figures’.
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Ethnographic Museum
Next door to the Perm State Art Gallery, the Ethnographic Museum features mainly stuffed animals but houses some exhibits on local history.
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Tchaikovsky Theatre of Opera & Ballet
The beautiful baroque theatre that dominates Reshetnikova skver is home to one of Russia’s top ballet schools.
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Taste for Travel
This cheerful cafeteria takes you on a journey from the dumplings of Siberia to the lands of pizza and sushi.
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Triad
Check out this neon-lit entertainment complex for bowling or billiards, but skip the overpriced bar.
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Permtourist
Arranges local excursions as well as cruises along the Kama River and further to the Volga.
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Le Bouquinist
A romantic French café with live music on Friday and a DJ on Thursday and Saturday.
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