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Russian Warships Can Be Visited During Naval Show On July 1-2

22.06.2017

In a few days you will have a rare opportunity to visit Russian warships when the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS) will take place on June 28 — July 2 with the first three days reserved only for specialists and the other two days open for the public. The IMDS, or the naval show, is the biggest event of this kind in Russia. Some days...

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Operetta Festival In Gatchina On June 17-19 2017

14.06.2017

A big operetta three-day open-air festival to take place on June 17-19 before the superb and marvelous Gatchina palace (on cover photo) in a nearby town of Gatchina. The event called the Operetta Park is a joint effort by the St. Petersburg musical comedy theater and the Gatchina museum. On June 17, The Wedding in Malinovka, will be played with participation...

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festival , free time , Leningrad region , music , suburbs

Manolo Blahnik’s Exhibition At The Hermitage

31.05.2017

You might have heard American Psycho singing the song “You are what you wear” with the words “But let’s be clear // There’s nothing ironic // About our love of Manolo Blahnik. // No, there’s nothing // Remotely ironic // About our love of Manolo Blahnik”. What we want to tell you right now is that Manolo Blahnik, a Spanish...

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events , exhibition , Hermitage

USS Carney Torpedoed Military Parade In Vladimir Putin’s Hometown

07.05.2017

A sensation typical for the Cold War times, but hardly imaginable today happened in St. Petersburg. Russian battleships that had come to take part in the Victory Day’s military parade on May 9, have urgently been called on into the Baltic sea to prevent or counterfeit a potential air missile strike by U.S. navy’s USS Carney, news agency...

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holidays , incident , military , parade

Tourist Assistance Street Service Launched In St. Petersburg

06.05.2017

10 tourists assistants running segways will be on a daily alert in most popular places in St. Petersburg to help you with a piece of advice or sorting out your problems in case on incidents. As of 1st of May, a few St. Petersburg tourism committee’s volunteers wearing blue jackets marked with «Ask me» signs have been working in the streets...

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I don't speak Russian , traveler's advice

St. Petersburg Craft Brewery Festival On April 29-30

25.04.2017

St. Petersburg Craft Weekend will provide its visitors with thousands of litres of good beer produced by local breweries. The process of drinking and tasting will be accompanied by a show program to keep you entertained all the time. As craft brewing on the rise in the city with small breweries popping up within its borders and beyond them, entrepreneurs...

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eat and drink , festival , fun , music

Russian National Holidays In May 2017

22.04.2017

Every year in early May, Russia enjoys a few days off, with many people taking their vacations from last work day in April to May, 10, the first work day after a two stage holidays. The dates of May holidays in Russia this year are: — May 1, the Day of Spring And Labor, a successor to the communist Workers’ Day that’s been celebrated...

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holidays , Russian life , schedules

St. Petersburg Retro Tram Resumes Excursions

16.04.2017

St. Petersburg Museum Of Urban Electric transport started its retro tram round excursion route on April 15. A one hour excursion gets you through a part of the city downtown in the incredible atmosphere of a built between 1927-1933 (the series was in service in 1927 — 1968) authentic machine. The excursions on the retro tram will be made on weekends...

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excursions

Orthodox Easter Is Celebrated In Russia On April 16

15.04.2017

Russia celebrates the Easter tomorrow as part of the Orthodox Christian community. Some events will be held throughout the city, every borough organizes a show program with the Easter festival being the central event held for nearly a week. There are a few traditions for Russians to celebrate the Orthodox Easter called in Russian Pascha (Пасха). Families...

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festival , holidays , Orthodox , religion , Russian life

Krestovsky Stadium Was Tested By Emergency Exersises

14.04.2017

An inflamed pyrotechnic which gets a few football fans injured and starts a fire, special police forces involvement and evacuation of spectators from building were parts of a full-scale emergency exercises test held at the Krestovsky stadium on April 12. The test showed that disaster responders and the fire equipment of the stadium are ready to host...

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Confederations Cup , emergency , FC Zenit , Krestovsky stadium , police , safety , World Cup 2018

Hop On — Hop Off Water Excursions In St. Petersburg To Be Launched In April

08.04.2017

St. Petersburg boat cruises operator Astra Marine resumes water hop on — hop off excursions which were suspended in July 2016 and turned into an ordinary boat excursion. Passengers can buy a ticket valid for a day and take off and take on at six stops in the downtown. For the first time, a city sightseeing cruises concept was introduced in the...

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boat trips , excursions , free time

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