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St. Petersburg Sells Coca-Cola From Iran And Afghanistan

21.11.2022
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 in Russia and stopped their direct sales here. In the middle of November, St. Petersburg residents began to share photos of Coca-Cola, Mirinda and...

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authority , eat and drink , prices , Putin , shops

Pulkovo Airport Launched Winter Schedule 2022/2023

31.10.2022
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 schedule features new abroad destinations: — Astana (Kazakhstan / Qazaqstan, by SCAT Airlines); — Colombo (Sri Lanka, by AZUR Air); —...

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Cruises From St. Petersburg To Veliky Novgorod To Be Launched In Season 2022

16.02.2022
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 capital. Within a six-day itinerary, a call in Staraya Ladoga, another first Russian capital (yes, we have two of them) as well as other lovely provincial...

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Public Holidays And Days Off In Russia In 2022

13.01.2022
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 days off and vice versa, which may unexpectedly impact your stay in St. Petersburg. Public Holidays Schedule In Russia 2022 New Year and the Orthodox...

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Christmas , holidays , Russian life , schedules

Railway Service Between St. Petersburg And Helsinki Resumed

12.12.2021
Allegro train

On December 12, 2021, high-speed train Allegro made its first flight from St. Petersburg to Finland’s capital Helsinki since it was stopped in March 2020. With just two daily departures in each direction versus four ones in the pre-Covid times, the service is limited to only Russian and Finnish nationals. While some other kinds of transportation were...

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Allegro , Finland , Helsinki , prices , schedules , trains
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