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Closure of Russia — Estonia Border Crossing Alters Bus Travel Logistics

05.02.2024

As of February 1, 2024, the primary border crossing between Russia and Estonia, connecting Russia’s Ivangorod and Estonia’s Narva, has been closed for transportation due to repair and reconstruction while remaining open for processing passenger traffic. The closure has prompted changes in how bus passengers heading for Tallinn or Riga should navigate...

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Airport Pulkovo Aims to Welcome Middle Eastern Travelers More Effectively

03.02.2024

Russian regulations regarding airport security checks need to be reconsidered to create a more accommodating approach that respects the cultural norms of specific groups of travelers, particularly those from the Middle East. Leonid Sergeev, the CEO of Pulkovo Airport, mentioned in an interview with the business daily RBC that passengers from the Middle...

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Finland’s Consulate In St. Petersburg Closed. Perhaps For Keeps

04.10.2023

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 celebrated its 100th anniversary. While it managed to survive the Cold War, it failed to weather the recent...

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St. Petersburg Sells Coca-Cola From Iran And Afghanistan

21.11.2022

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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Pulkovo Airport Launched Winter Schedule 2022/2023

31.10.2022

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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