2 Rossi Street

The shops of the merchants Dejtera, Kolpakov, and Nizovskaya, and porcelain, glass, and paper manufactories were located on the ground floor.

The merchants of the nearby Gostiny Dvor shopping arcade petitioned the Czar (Nicholas I) for protection from this competition, and in 1836 he ordered 2 Rossi Street transferred to the Directorate of Imperial Theaters.

2 Rossi Street became the center of theatrical life in St. Petersburg and many outstanding masters of the theater and ballet trained at the academy.

In 1890-1891 a building was constructed in the courtyard of 2 Rossi Street (designed by Alexander Geshvend) for storing scenery for the ballet troupe of the Imperial Directorate of Theaters.

[2][3][4] Russian: К 2006 году здание пришло в аварийное состояние, что стало угрожать безопасности учащихся, поэтому было принято решение ремонтировать Вагановское училище за счет городских средств.

К тому же, за счет переоборудования удалось увеличить площадь здания на 3200 квадратных метров, что позволит решить проблему нехватки помещений для занятийEnglish: By 2006 this building had declined to a parlous state that began to threaten the safety of the pupils, so it was decided to renovate the Vaganova Ballet Academy building using municipal funds.

[5] During preparation for the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg, employees of the Vaganova Ballet Academy were alerted to the existence of the sculpture in the museum's storerooms.