Five years after the publication of the previous book “Along the Fontanka. Pages of the history of St. Petersburg culture” we offer readers a continuation of our walks along the Fontanka and its surrounding environs. The heroes of the book are people who left a bright mark on the cultural history of our country: Konstantin Batyushkov, Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna Volkonskaya, Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Glinka, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, Alexander Borodin, Mikalojus Čiurlionis. Each of them is devoted to a separate essay, telling about the character himself, and about the cultural environment developing around him, and about the events taking place. We really hope that the collected material will be of interest to you, our dear readers.