All Petersburgers love cats. There are really a lot of cats in St. Petersburg-they are all Pets. So it happened with a long history, when under Tsar Peter the Great, cats were brought to St. Petersburg to destroy the hordes of rats. During The siege of Leningrad, hundreds of cats saved the lives of many residents, there as mice and rats ate up the meager food supplies during wars. In history there is such an episode-when in the besieged Leningrad bred rats in huge numbers-adopted a resolution that from the Yaroslavl region to bring four cars “meowing division”, which would have joined the battle with the rat regiments. Cats and cats coped with this task successfully.,since they not only saved the city from starvation, but also from the plague.You know that in Petersburg there is a Hermitage where the most famous paintings of artists are stored.Cats since the time of Queen Elizabeth, since 1745, protect Museum valuables in the Museum’s storerooms from damage to exhibits. She gave them the status of "guardians of the treasures of Winter Palace”.During the siege of Leningrad cats died.After the war many cats were brought to the city and were taken to the Hermitage to began to fulfill their duties. The holiday of Hermitage cats in St. Petersburg,which has been celebrated since 2008 ,and many tourists come to this holiday.The Hermitage cats are marked on the allowance and are popular and loved among the townspeople.Palace cats are constantly examined by doctors,receive proper nutrition and care.Kittens from the Hermitage cats are distributed in doogs hands.The owner of such cat can visit the Hermitage for free.Cats live in the basement of the Museum,where it is warm,dry and cared for.
They can freely move around the territory of the Winter Palace.
There are many monuments to cats in the city on the Neva. Come to our Northern capital and you will learn a lot of interesting things and make beautiful pictures! And cats have always been and will be favourite characters of works, will inspire artists and sculptors to create an image that is so loved by the residents of St. Petersburg.
This is video about Hermitage cats.
This is video about Hemitage cats in works of artist.
Me encanto conocer un poco mas de la historia de tu hermosa ciudad @helga19 , no conocía esos detalles de que existió una brigada de felinos para atacar a las ratas, por supuesto tiene lógica jajaja.
En casa tengo un gato del vecino que le encanta venir al patio de casa para tomar sol o comer un poco de pasto o simplemente afollarse en el trapo de piso para descansar en algo tibio, no se como se llama pero siempre esta por la puerta para revivir un afecto
Hello @helga19 thanks for sharing. The Hermitage museum of saint Petersburg is one place I still dream of visiting. Many interesting stories are coming from it. I heard there thousand cats at museum who watched over the arts and prevent rats from feasting on them. I am keen on visiting the museum and the city saint Petersburg and I hope it will happen soon.
What a great story @helga19 I’m not surprised that cats being treated as majesties, they’re and they know it! haha I love cats I’ve two, Nathan the King and Trixie the Queen
del vecino que le encanta venir al patio de casa para tomar sol o comer un poco de pasto o simplemente afollarse en el trapo de piso para descansar en algo tibio, no se como se llama pero siempre esta por la puerta para revivir un afecto 
