Russia's Amazingly Glamorous Retired Artists

By David Rosenberg Many people find retirement homes to be dull, sterile places. But this is not so in the case the Savina House for Veterans of the Stage in St. Petersburg, Russia, which is home to many retired actors, dancers, and luminaries of the arts. In 2006, Lucia Ganieva decided to pay a visit to the home while traveling in Russia. Built in the mid-1890s and situated on one of the islands that make up St. Petersburg, the beautiful complex consists of three buildings in a park filled with...