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St. Petersburg Resident Reached Olympic Rio For 496 Days On Foot

11.08.2016
Sergey Lukyanov

Sergey Lukyanov, 60, has come to Rio de Janeiro to watch the Olympic Games and then further go to be back to St. Petersburg some months later within his incredible two-year walk race tour across the globe. He reached one of the milestones of his expedition for which he had been preparing his entire life, the aim worth even an early marriage. On 1st...

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people , sport

Chinese Guides Shockingly Deceive Chinese Tourists In St. Petersburg

06.08.2016
Chinese tourists

Huge numbers of incoming Chinese tourists consequently demanded additional guiding workforces. Native Chinese seem to be the good option for guiding excursions around the city due to their obvious high linguistic qualification. But it turned out that their knowledge of St. Petersburg’s culture and history and Russian realities is very far from the...

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excursions , traveler's advice

The Biggest Felt Boot In Russia In Mandrogi Near St. Petersburg

30.07.2016
valenok

At the end of July, a felt boot Russian traditional winter boot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valenki) (in Russian valenok, plural: valenki), was solemnly established in a tourist ethnic village of Mandrogi. Sounds nothing unusual? OK, its sizes are 3.2 m. in height and 215 cm in length. No, it’s not a monument to the valenok and not a model of the...

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exhibition , places of interest , suburbs

The Vyborg Castle Is Hiring A PR Specialist For A … Cat!

24.07.2016
Vyborg castle

The team of only survived medieval castle in Russia, one of the top attractions in the country has decided to turn its cat Filimon into an employee and having faced huge interest to his social media accounts wants to find a press serviceman for him. Cats are undoubtedly human beings’ friends and often officially employed like it is case in the Great...

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animals , Leningrad region , museum , Vyborg , weird news

Russia Tries To Close Some Areas For Hunting For Pokemons

21.07.2016
pokemon go

Just like the rest of the world, Russia seems to be crazy about the Pokemon Go. A few Russian government bodies and companies issued warnings trying to prevent people from injuring themselves while hunting. One Russian politician even suggested imposing a partial ban on the game in the country telling that the Devil itself has come in the guise of the...

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airport , railway stations , safety

Legendary Cruiser Aurora Is Back After Restoration

20.07.2016
Cruiser Aurora

Cruiser Aurora, a ship museum, the symbol of the 1917 Bolshevik (Russian, Communist, Great October) Revolution is back to its mooring and will be opened to public on July, 31. Built in 1900, the legendary ship took part in Russian-Japanese War in 1904/1905, World War I and then as an artillery base for anti-aircraft defense in World War II near St....

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history , museum , places of interest

Additional High Speed Trains Moscow – St. Petersburg For Summer 2016

14.07.2016
Sapsan train

As of July 31, Russian Railways put into operation additional Sapsan daytime trains with travel time of just four hours. Three pairs will be serving every Sunday till September, 4 to fill the gap between the demand and the capacity on the line. There will be 36 trips totally in both directions. In July on 31st, in August on 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and...

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Moscow , Sapsan , schedules , trains

St. Petersburg Says 欢迎! (Welcome!)

13.07.2016
Many shops throughout the city have written their information in Chinese

The names of St. Petersburg streets will be translated into Chinese, city officials said. The move will follow the efforts by Pulkovo airport and two passenger seaports that have already done the translation. All public spaces in the center of Saint Petersburg will be provided with signs in Chinese, including the names of central streets. When the measures...

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airport , I don't speak Russian

Talking To A Random St. Petersburg resident? Just Dial Number!

10.07.2016
St. Petersburg has received its own phone number

St. Petersburg has received its own phone number. Yes, one number for the whole city. Just imagine it. But if you dial it, who will be on the receiving end? Anyone whom you don’t know, someone of the residents who downloaded a special free app and is ready to talk to someone he doesn’t know either. In English too. The idea has come from Sweden where...

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communications , phone

Five Star St. Petersburg Hotels Kick Off Guests Who Paid In Advance

04.07.2016
St. Petersburg Hotels Kick Off Guests Who Paid In Advance

Visitors to Saint Petersburg may face overbooking during high season and be forced to stay at another hotel despite the fact they had paid for a concrete room months before. An industry media outlet reported stories when travel agents who had paid for rooms at five star hotels long before the 2016 summer season were forced to look for another accommodation...

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hotels , incident

Game Of Thrones Themed Festival To Be Held In Vyborg

27.05.2016
game of thrones in Vyborg

Vyborg has been the stage for a few medieval festivals featuring dance, music, knight tournaments and competitions among spectators for years. This year’s annual “Medieval fairy tale” to be held from 11th June to 13th June will be dedicated to the Game of Thrones, the saga of George R. R. Martin and the best TV series of the last decade. Well,...

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festival , Leningrad region , schedules , Vyborg
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