# Pro-war artist replaces ‘Living My Best Life’ inscription at Instagram-famous St. Petersburg bus stop with Putin quote and drone decals

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pro-war-artist-replaces-living-my-best-life-inscription-at-instagram-famous-st-petersburg-bus-stop-with-putin-quote-and-drone-decals/
- Published: 2026-11-11T10:58:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T11:26:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/11/11/pro-war-artist-replaces-living-my-best-life-inscription-at-instagram-famous-st-petersburg-bus-stop-with-putin-quote-and-drone-decals
- Topics: Entertainment, Europe, Music, World

## Key points

- A popular St Petersburg bus stop’s inscription has been replaced.
- New decals depict Geran drones and a Putin quote.
- Artist Alexey Chizhov said the timing marked a military forces’ founding day.

## Summary

St Petersburg’s Instagram-famous “Naberezhnaya Miklukho-Maklaya” bus stop has had its “Living My Best Life” inscription replaced with pro-war decals showing Geran drones and a quote from Vladimir Putin. The change removes a phrase that helped make the stop a popular photo spot overlooking the Gulf of Finland, and brings pro-war imagery into a public setting.

The decals were put up by artist Alexey Chizhov, who said he timed them to coincide with the “Founding Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces”. Chizhov teaches at Herzen University and has exhibited work at the Erarta gallery since 2011; his more recent projects include exhibitions at the Wagner Group Center and St Petersburg House of Writers, as well as a 2026 campaign placing pro-war bookmarks in local bookshops.

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