You are sitting in history, enjoying classic works...

You are sitting in history, enjoying classic works of ballet and opera where people watched them more than 140 years ago. This place is a treasure, although I think the wooden chair I sat on up in the left balcony was in service when the last tsar was a lad. They are still serving the same snacks (buterbrody with salami, smoked salmon, or orange caviar) as they did back in the day, but the cloyingly sweet cream horns were not on offer when I visited in November 2018. There aren't nearly enough restrooms but somehow it works out. I hope it never changes. But bring back the cream horns!