Finland's Consulate In St. Petersburg Closed
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The Finnish diplomatic mission shut its doors, lowered the national flag, bid farewell to St. Petersburg, and transferred all its functions to the Finnish Embassy in Moscow. This happened on October 1st, in a week when the consulate would have...

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Iran flag

St. Petersburg groceries have started to sell Coca-Cola, Fanta, Mirinda, Sprite drinks imported from Iran and Afghanistan after the US-based Coca-Cola HBC and PepsiCo had officially shut down its operations...

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airplane

St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport launched a winter schedule on October 30 with three new overseas destinations amid a sharp decrease in the number of international destinations overall. The Pulkovo winter...

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Veliky Novgorod. Kremlin

For the first time, a river cruise will connect St. Petersburg with a popular destination both for Russians and foreigners, the city of Veliky Novgorod, a place that lays claim to being the first Russian...

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Public holidays in Russia in 2019

The Russian government has set up a schedule of public holidays and days off for the year 2022. We have 247 workdays and 118 days off, including weekends. Please, keep in mind that some workdays have become...