EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

That one is a benchmade adamas thumbstud. I've been experimenting with what's most comfortable.
Oh ok nice! I thought I recognized that stud. That's cool you're experimenting with what works best for ya. That one with the wave you posted right after your response is super badass too. 🤙
 
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Today I went to the center for pipe tobacco.

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The place is called Five Corners. Five streets meet here.

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On the way, I photographed two tenement houses.
House of the architect Nikonov.

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The so-called "Russian" style.

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Entrance to the courtyard, and the courtyard itself.

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House of Count Tolstoy. Only not the writer, but his brother.

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Style Modern. Architect Lidval.

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There are three courtyards here.

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I chose these houses not by chance. They were built by two of the largest architects of St. Petersburg of the late nineteenth - early twentieth centuries. These people built dozens of houses, temples, state buildings in the city. And the Soviet government got rid of both of them. In 1918, Nikonov died, and Lidval was forced to flee to Sweden so that he would not be shot. And that's probably all you need to know about this country.

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I really enjoy your pictures, as they give me a small window into a country that I have zero desire to ever visit*. Interesting architecture for sure.




* Not to mention, I can't go there for professional reasons.
 
Titanium Tuesday with this adorable little folding dagger from Maniago Knife Makers and Michael Zieba, the MKM Flame is a scaled down version of Michael's custom and they do a great job bringing it to production 😎
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