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20 Feb 2012 | Maslenitsa Begins
Today starts Maslenitsa in Russia, the week of eating blini to prepare for lent. Maslenitsa is one of the oldest cultural holidays in Russia!
8 Feb 2012 | Joseph Brodsky Museum
The city of St. Petersburg along with the U.S. are planning to open the apartment museum of Russian Nobel Prize winner in literature Joseph Brodsky.
24 Jan 2012 | Bus Service Between Bars
In St. Petersburg there is now a "cool" bus service between bars around the center of the city running from 23:00 to 6:00 on Friday and Saturday nights!
7 Dec 2011 | New Metro Stations in Moscow
Three new metro stations have opened recently in Moscow: Borisovo, Shipilovskaya and Zyablikovo. Both the metro in St. Petersburg and Moscow has been expanding recently. The new Admiralty station in St. Petersburg is expected to open this month.
23 Nov 2011 | Lomonosov aka Oranienbaum
Oranienbaum is a suburb just to the west of St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland. The palace and park along with the city center are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and the only palace of the major ones in the vicinity of St. Petersburg that was not occupied by the Germans during WW II.
8 Nov 2011 | Holy Russia Exhibit
The Holy Russia exhibition recently opened in the Mikhailovsky Castle in St. Petersburg. The exhibition is made up of 450 unique works of Russian art from the 10th-19th centuries. Items on display include: old manuscripts, tsar's gifts to churches and monasteries, fresco fragments, gold embroidery and church utensils, as well as the armlet exhibit from the Louvre in Paris, depicting the Resurrection of Christ and the Descent into Hell from the 12th century.
25 Oct 2011 | St. Petersburg Open
The 2011 ATP St. Petersburg Open is underway this week, with several local and international tennis stars on hand. Local favorite and highest ranked Russian Mikhail Youzhny, who won here in 2005, will look to better his 2010 runner-up finish.
11 Oct 2011 | Death Penalty Exhibition
There is currently an exhibition on the history of the death penalty in Russia. The exhibition is located at the State Museum of the Political History of Russia, and is running until December 31st. The display features famous accounts of the death penalty in Russia and also highlights pros and cons of the ultimate punishment.
30 Sep 2011 | Boomfest Comic Arts Festival
For the fifth year in a row, the annual Boomfest comic arts festival is underway in several venues around St. Petersburg. Boomfest is an international festival showcasing comic arts with exhibitions and events all over the city.
16 Sep 2011 | Bolshoi Theatre Reopening
The more than five year reconstruction of Moscow's famous Bolshoi Theatre is finally coming to an end. The theatre will reopen to guests on October 28th.
7 Sep 2011 | Moscow's Birthday
Moscow celebrated its 864th birthday this past weekend. The exact date of Moscow's birth is unknown, the first reference to Moscow was in 1147. Moscow city day is celebrated every year the first weekend of September.
26 Aug 2011 | Word Press Photo 2011
Currently the World Press Photo 2011 exhibition is being held in St. Petersburg until September 15th at the Loft Project Etazhi. The exhibit displays 200 winning shots from the annual World Press Photo photojournalism awards.
The Rostral Columns, located on Vasilevsky Island on opposite sides of the stock exchange, are examples of Greek revival architecture erected in 1811. The columns are an important landmark on the Neva River in St. Petersburg.
17 Jun 2011 | Sting in St. Petersburg
British rock star and former member of the band The Police gave a free concert on the Palace Square in front of the Hermitage in connection with the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Maxim is a new restaurant in the suburb of Repina, just outside St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland. The restaurant offers incredible food at incredible prices. The location is ideal, in a calm, quiet, and beautiful spot right on the water.