Talk:Anichkov Bridge

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I do not see how the following entrance is profanity... I think "Wikiolap" is being a bit prude. The bridge is actually nicknamed this by the many Russians. I was notified this by our 50yr old FEMALE Russian tour guide who didn't have any issues with the nickname and what it represented. I believe it adds even more character to the beautiful bridge.

[edit] Trivia

The Bridge is jokingly called "The Bridge of Eighteen Balls" by some in St. Petersburg. The reason being that even though there are 4 horses X 4 male tamers totalling 16 balls (aka...testicles) the addition of two balls comes from the fact that a policeman was and still is often present to guard the sculptures from vandalism.

I will readd it...sans thw word testicles. If you have issue with this perhaps only the wording needs to be edited but these are the interesting portions of life which SHOULD NOT BE SIMPLY DELETED AND CENSORED because you disagree with the term.

20seven 17:03, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I appologize for appearing rude. My revert comment was "revert unsourced profanity" with the accent on the unsourced part. I myself just came back from St. Petersburg, and actually I was born and grew up there, and I never heard this name, so it looked to me like a made-up story. I own a book called "Cult St. Petersburg" with a lot of nicknames and folk stories about different places in St. Petersburg, but the story above is not there. Of course - it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. If you have a source for it - then by all means - it should become part of the article, I agree that folklore enriches it (I actually added couple of such stories to other bridges). But without proper souricing it looks too suspicious as being made up. Hopefully, I explained my position - please accept my appologies again. Wikiolap 18:49, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikiolap - Ok you have brought a smile to my face with your response. I apologize for being perhaps a little to judgmental...esp. from someone who had lived there. I understand Wiki's need to reference items and alas I can not provide a written source as the info provided was verbal. I only know that it burned an everlasting memory of that bridge into my head and my Father got a big kick out of that nickname. I had planned to paint the bridge for him as a token of my appreciation for taking me to see Russia; especially St. Petersburg which had a tremendous positive impression on me artistically and culturally (I had already painted one scene from the city, see http://www.urbanimpressionist.com/m-stpete.html). You grew up in a beautiful place, I'm glad to see that it was being revitalized. My apologies as well and I respect you for building on the knowledge of the city. At this point I will leave the decision to include or exclude that unreferenced trivia to you. Cheers. 20seven 22:20, 25 May 2007 (UTC)