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St. Petersburg’s Center To Plunge Into Darkness During Earth Hour On March 25

24.03.2017

The Hermitage, Kunstkamera, the Peter and Paul Fortress and other attractions will go dark tomorrow at 20.30, when the city starts to celebrate the controversial Earth Hour action. At the same time, a few owls that have been withdrawn from photographers due to bad living conditions will be released into wild life. If you are a green activist or something...

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events , museum

Nordica Airlines To Resume Flights Between Tallinn And St. Petersburg In May

23.03.2017

The Estonian state-owned Nordica airlines start operating on St. Petersburg – Tallinn route as of May 15. 88-seat Bombardiers CRJ900 will be flying between the cities three days a week with 50-minute travel time. That’s absolutely positive news, but two main issues remain unclear: schedule and fare. The airlines’ representative and management...

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Initiative To Name Bridge In Honor Of Late David Rockefeller In St. Petersburg

22.03.2017

The National committee +60, a St. Petersburg-based non-governmental organization, announced its initiative to name one of the city’s American bridges (on photo) in honor of the late David Rockefeller and thus boost Russian-American relationships that have been experiencing great deteriorating over recent years. Local toponymical authorities seem...

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architecture , bridges

Beavers Have «Adorned» Gatchina Palace’s Park

21.03.2017

Beavers living in the Gatchina park, one of the best parks near St. Petersburg, cut down a tree which looked like an interesting object, some kind of the modern art. This regularly happens here as beavers like the site due to its comfort eco-situation and abundance of food and other resources. The incident occurred two days ago. Visitors to the park...

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animals , Leningrad region , parks , suburbs

Changes To Allegro Train Schedule As Of March 26

20.03.2017

Allegro train connecting St. Petersburg with Helsinki will have some changes to its schedule as Finland switches to the summer time and Russia doesn’t. Thus travel time will formally increase by one hour, though in reality it will remain the same. For example, if you start from St. Petersburg at 06.40, you will arrive at 10.07, not 09.07 as earlier....

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Finland , Helsinki , schedules , trains

Dance Open Ballet Festival To Take Stage At Alexandrinsky Theater

19.03.2017

One of the biggest European ballet festivals Dance Open will be held on the stage of the Alexandrinsky theater for 16th time in April 13 — April 24. Among must-sees of the event are performances by Netherlands’ NDT, as well as by troupes from Poland, Israel and Russian cities Perm and Ekaterinburg. The Dance Open festival started in 2001...

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ballet , culture , festival , schedules , theater

3D Mapping Show On Krestovsky Stadium on April 22

18.03.2017

Walls of the Krestovsky stadium (aka St. Petersburg Arena, Gazprom Arena, Zenit Arena) and the area nearby will host Festival of Light, a light show with breathtaking pictures created by multimedia performances. Light shows take place in St. Petersburg regularly attracting great audience and featuring different themes. One of the most popular shows...

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events , festival , free time , Krestovsky stadium

Ballet Festival Mariinsky To Be Held On March 30 — April 10

17.03.2017

XVII International Ballet Festival starts at the Mariinsky theater. Named after the theater which organizes and hosts the event, the festival will feature some world known works like Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Romeo and Juliet. In accordance with tradition, the festival is opened by a premiere. In 2017, it’s Paquita, created by French ballet-master...

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ballet , events , festival , theater

Free Wi-Fi At St. Petersburg Bridges Available As Of April, 1

16.03.2017

14 St. Petersburg bridges will become Wi-Fi hotspots from April 1, officials said. Some of them are located in the historic center. Though we think it’s just a pleasant addition to existing network, but not that desperately needed as you can connect online at most shopping malls, cafes and even some public transport. St. Petersburg has its own...

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bridges , communications

St. Petersburg MP Asked Queen Elizabeth II To Save Church In The City

16.03.2017

Alexey Kovalev, member of the St. Petersburg Assembly, the city’s parliament, has written a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, supreme governor of the Church of England, asking Her Majesty to defend the local Anglican church which is going to be transferred to Music Hall theater. The theater’s representative replied that the MP’s concerns...

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authority , churches , religion , theater

Aviation To Participate In Military Parade On Victory Day In St. Petersburg

14.03.2017

Tactic and army aviation of the Russia’s military forces will become part of the annual military parade on the Victory Day on May 9, 2017, including both helicopters and aircraft totaling more 40 machines. The parade will take place on the Dvortsovaya (Palace) square. As the Western military district’s press service said, a few types of...

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events , holidays , military , parade , show

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