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St. Petersburg Ranked Third In The World By Price Increase Rate

21.03.2018

A recent survey Worldwide cost of Living 2018 by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) surprisingly (for us) revealed that St. Petersburg is the 3rd place winner in the global price acceleration «competition». The reason is obvious and simple: the appreciation of the ruble against the US dollar, the currency used for calculations in the survey....

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money , prices

A Sherman Tank Pulled From The Barents Sea To Be Displayed In St. Petersburg

14.03.2018

On 9 May 2018 an authentic Sherman tank (Medium Tank, M4) from the World War II times will become part of an exhibition in St. Petersburg. Recently, it’s been delivered to the recovery battalion of the Western Military District of the Russian Army near St. Petersburg for restoration from the Barents Sea. In May 2017 Russian military divers and engineers...

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The Terminalizm Movement Draws Virus-Like Attention In Social Media

23.02.2018

A new art movement is gaining popularity in St. Petersburg, with people posting black and graphic pictures depicting numerous replications of one element in their social media profiles. The Terminalizm, that’s based on repeating and rhythm, seems to be going far beyond the boundaries its creators we originally thinking of. The idea behind the Terminalizm...

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art , exhibition

List Of St. Petersburg Hotels Which Inflated Prices To Get Excessive Profits From Football Fans

16.02.2018

Russian consumers’ rights watchdog published a list of hotels and hostels who illegally and artificially inflated their priced for the period of the World Cup 2018. 26 of them are in St. Petersburg, with a rate of overrun between 4% and 78%. Last year, limit prices for accommodation in host cities for the World Cup were set by a governmental decree....

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hostels , hotels , money , World Cup 2018

Balloon To Take Tourists To 150 Meters Height In St. Petersburg

26.01.2018

There is a new attraction in St. Petersburg. A helium-filled balloon rises to the height of 150 meters (circa 492 feet) over the city center to provide you a breathtaking view of some of St. Petersburg’s main sightseeings. The balloon, launched this week, operates in the winter and is reported to be the only attraction of this kind in Europe active...

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extremal , free time , places of interest

St. Petersburg Tourism Statistics 2017

18.01.2018

2017 was a record year for Saint Petersburg, with strong growth in arrivals and museum visitors. More than 7.2 million arrivals to the city were recorded with domestic and international ones split 50/50. Transport companies, major museums and other entities also registered record-breaking growth rates. Travel statistics 2018 is here. Subway Terror Act...

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airport , aviation , boat trips , ferry , flights , Hermitage , museum , palaces , Peterhof , Sapsan

St. Petersburg Subway`s Ticket Vending Machines Translated Into Five Languages

17.12.2017

You can buy tickets for St. Petersburg’s subway at vending machines even if you don’t know Russian. New software installed recently makes it possible to use them for anyone who speaks at least one of six most spread world languages. Automatic selling machines at the subway of Saint Petersburg now operate in six languages: Russian; English; Chinese;...

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I don't speak Russian , metro

FIFA World Cup Draw 2018 Results For St. Petersburg: Brazil And Argentina

01.12.2017

The World Cup 2018 draw held today in the Kremlin defined the teams who will visit St. Petersburg this summer to play at the St. Petersburg stadium on the Krestovsky island (the Krestovsky stadium). These are: Russia, Iran, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Argentina and Brazil. We’re glad to welcome all the teams coming to Russia as well as all...

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football , Krestovsky stadium , sport , World Cup 2018

New Coach Service Between St. Petersburg And Helsinki

25.11.2017

Ecolines company launched a bus route from St. Petersburg to Helsinki (Finland) with a three times daily departures schedule. So you will have one more option to get to Finland in just a few hours for reasonable money. Coaches will be departing from a conjunction of the Zagorodnyy Prospekt (Загородный проспект) and Vvedensky Kan. (Введенский...

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buses , Finland , Helsinki , schedules

St. Petersburg To Build Sobering Center For WC 2018 Football Fans

18.11.2017

St. Petersburg governor Georgy Poltavchenko unexpectedly proposed establishing a special sobering center that will provide medical help for those who drinks too much, first of all, for football visitors who are predicted to flood in large numbers during the FIFA World Cup 2018. The idea behind this is to separate buzzing fans from “normal people”...

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authority , competition , football , vodka , World Cup 2018

The Biggest Planetarium In The World Opened In St. Petersburg

05.11.2017

With a dome with a diameter of 37 meters and a daily attendance capacity of 5.000 persons, the Planetarium No. 1 in St. Petersburg, opened on November 4, 2017, is really a planetarium №1 in the world by its size. It will feature a few programs dedicated to space and its exploration, an exhibition a lyceum and some other facilities and entertainments. The...

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free time , places of interest

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