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St. Petersburg COVID-2019 Restrictions

10.06.2021

St. Petersburg has been living in a coronavirus pandemic mode since March 2020, when the local government enacted the first restrictions. In the winter-summer period 2021, they have been eased or removed thus making the everyday life in the city looking just like it had been in the pre-Covid-19 times. The post is updated in real-time. Last update: June...

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St. Petersburg EURO 2020 Stadium To Allow At Least 50 Percent Capacity

11.04.2021

Russian authorities have announced they will let the St. Petersburg stadium be filled by spectators up to half the capacity during four games of the Euros. The share can be increased if the coronavirus situation in the city makes it possible. And it looks like it will. UPDATE: on April 23, UEFA transferred another three games to St. Petersburg, thus...

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authority , competition , football , Krestovsky stadium , sport

Gatchina To Be Stage For Bollywood’s «Cobra», Vikram Enchanted

01.03.2021

The famous Gatchina Palace near St. Petersburg is now a stage for shooting Bollywood’s «Cobra» starring Indian superstar Vikram. Don’t forget to scroll down till the end of the post to see the list of Hollywood movies shot in St. Petersburg and a video of incredible Pierce Brosnan in a Russian tank rushing through the city’s downtown. Gatchina...

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celebrity , culture , Leningrad region , palaces , people , suburbs

St. Petersburg Programmer Created Clubhouse For Android

21.02.2021

A Russian programmer was so tired of waiting for a Clubhouse for Android to come that he decided to do it himself. Spending just one day, he has written an app, ironically called Houseclub, performing something like a bridge between a user with an Android and Clubhouse. Now it provides the core functionality of the Clubhouse for iOS. On February 19,...

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communications , people

St. Petersburg Again Open To Four Countries

27.01.2021

As of January 27, 2021, Russia has opened its borders to four countries, whose citizens can come in freely without restrictions provided they have a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of departure. These are Finland, Qatar, Vietnam and India. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a government decree on lifting travel restrictions for...

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aviation , border , emergency , Finland , Helsinki , Moscow , safety , trains

New Year’s And Christmas Markets In St. Petersburg 2020-2021 🎁

27.12.2020

St. Petersburg is steeping into spirits of festivities. We have made up a shortlist of all major St. Petersburg’s markets selling handmade arts and crafts, Christmas one-off lovely things, wooden toys, confectionery, and pouring mulled wine. That’s a COVID epoch, which we hope will become the COVID epoch, so that’s the list is short unlike in...

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Christmas , flea market , free time , gifts , holidays , places of interest , shops , souvenirs

Direct Flights Launched To Pskov And Petrozavodsk From St. Petersburg

05.11.2020

SKOL Airlines has launched direct flights from St. Petersburg to the city of Pskov, the capital of the Pskov region, and the city of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic Karelia. Fares are several times higher than by alternatives, coach and rail, but travel time is just one hour. The flights have started on November 5 from St. Petersburg Pulkovo...

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airport , aviation , Karelia , neighboring regions , prices , Pskov , schedules

Moby SPL Announced Start Of Season 2021

21.09.2020

UPDATE: The company said on March 30 there would be no departures till at least July 31, 2021. St. Petersburg ferry company Moby SPL, operating its only vessel Princess Anastasia, stated the dates of season 2021. The first departure will be on May 22, when Princess Anastasia, the Moby’s only vessel, will leave St. Petersburg on its way to Helsinki...

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Estonia , ferry , Finland , Helsinki , schedules , Stockholm , Tallinn

Electronic Visa To Russia To Cost $50 In 2021

24.06.2020

UPDATE: on October 7, 2020, the Russian government announced the visa will cost $40. Russian authorities have announced the requirements for obtaining an electronic visa to enter the country that will be in effect as of January 1, 2021. There will be no much difference from the e-visa to St. Petersburg, except the cost and the time period of its validity....

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authority , border , Leningrad region , prices , visa

Wizz Air Launches Five New Routes To St. Petersburg As Of September 2020

18.06.2020

The Hungary’s low-cost air carrier Wizz Air is busy with thinking of expanding its Russia-bound business instead of calculating loss due to the coronavirus. Demonstrating incredible optimism in the future of tourism, the company will start flying to St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport from five cities across Europe at low prices adding to the current network....

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airport , aviation , flights , prices , schedules , Stockholm

Wearing Face Mask Mandatory In St. Petersburg As Of May 12

29.05.2020

The St. Petersburg authorities have made it obligatory to have a mask on your face and gloves on your hands for the period May 12 to May 31 with modified prolongation till June 14. St. Petersburg and the nearby Leningrad region have been fighting the outbreak of coronavirus Covid-19 since March. Some restriction measures have been taken in St. Petersburg...

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authority , emergency , Leningrad region , pack your coffer right

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