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St. Petersburg WWII Veteran, 98, Followed Thomas Moore’s Suit To Help Medics

07.05.2020
Zinaida Korneva

The incredible achievement of British World War II’s combatant Thomas Moore who has raised a great sum for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) in the run-up to his 100th birthday inspired a veteran in St. Petersburg to take similar action. Aiming to collect money for local doctors and nurses who have been busy fighting against Covid-19, Zinaida...

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emergency , medical aid , money , people , WWII

The Hermitage Museum Launched Online Tours In English, Italian, Spanish, French And Chinese

08.04.2020
Winter Palace, Hermitage, St Petersburg

With its doors closed for visitors, the Hermitage has gone online to continue demonstrating its collections worldwide and reach even more audience than it could do offline. Here is a regularly updated list of records of available streams and schedule of what’s coming. All cultural establishments throughout Russia have shut down in late March due to...

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art , exhibition , free time , Hermitage , museum

Ruble’s Fall Due To Drop In Oil Prices Makes Travel To Russia Extremely Cheap

23.03.2020
Ruble falling

Oil prices are plunging sending the Russian ruble’s value in a downward spiral. The currency of the oil-dependent economy cannot be saved by any monetary means. All this leads to the ruble’s strong depreciation and, as a consequence, to cheaper goods and services in the country for those who have euro, dollar, etc. First, one interesting fact,...

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currency , money , prices

Russian Railways Eased Refund Policy Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

20.03.2020
Allegro train

Trains throughout Russia keep moving, most international routes are suspended till the situation with COVID 2019 normalizes. Despite the fact that passengers can still use the railways, RZD (the Russian Railways) changed its refund and cancelation policy to help those who preferred to stay home. UPDATE on April 6: the refund period is extended to June...

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emergency , money , trains

Peterhof Museum’s Parks Closed Till April 25

16.03.2020
Fountains of the Peterhof

The Peterhof museum has announced recently it closes its parks till April 25, 2020 because of the wet and extremely warm winter. The museum is now preparing them for the start of the upcoming high season. All the museums continue to work in accordance with the ordinary schedule. The Peterhof museum complex includes a few museums and parks both in a...

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fountains , museum , palaces , parks , Peterhof , schedules

St. Petersburg Cruise Port Schedule 2020

09.03.2020
Queen Victoria

Here is the schedule of the St. Petersburg (Russia) 2020 cruise season. You will find a PDF-file, containing the names of cruise ships, the sites of their mooring, arrival / departure dates, further down the post. Don’t miss our important notes about the addresses of cruise quays in St. Petersburg before you open the file. Important Things To Keep...

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Marine facade , schedules , sea cruise

Peterhof Fountains Technical Opening Date 2020 Announced

16.02.2020
Samson fountain in Peterhof

The date of the start of technical operation of the Peterhof’s fountains is 25 April 2020. The day of an official opening is on 16 May. Time what the opening ceremony will take place, will be further announced by the museum. The Peterhof museum has two dates of fountains opening. In late April, the fountains are being put into test operation, and...

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events , fountains , parks , Peterhof , suburbs

Russia To Significantly Relax Visa Regime

10.02.2020
welcome to Russia

Russia is considering two moves set to make the process of obtaining a visa to the country since 2021 considerably easier than now. The e-visa is planned to be extended to the whole territory of Russia with the extension of its valid period to 16 days. Another idea is to grant half-a-year visas on the basis of a confirmed invitation from a hotel. E-Visas...

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authority , hotels , visa

The Cheapest Airlines In Russia

06.02.2020
Vnukovo airport Moscow

Russian metasearch engine for airline tickets Aviasales has calculated which Russian airlines provided the most affordable services throughout 2019 for domestic and international flights. These ratings, both published in our post, will help you choose an airline for travel to a Russian city or find the cheapest airline to Russia from your country. How...

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airport , aviation , flights , money , prices

Hermitage Tickets Got More Expensive

03.02.2020
The Winter Palace

The Hermitage museum announced that the price for general admission will increase from 700 to 800 rubles for visiting the Main Complex and some of the museum’s branches beginning February 4, a 14.2 percent increase. The increase concerns all visitors except the citizens of Russia and Belarus and those eligible for free admission regardless of nationality. There...

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Hermitage , money , museum , palaces , prices

Train Tickets From Helsinki To St. Petersburg With Discounts Up To 64 Percent

25.01.2020
Allegro train

Russian Railways has announced marketing campaigns for two Russia-bound trains from Finland — Allegro and Leo Tolstoy. With advance purchase, you can save up to 64 percent of the initial price on certain days, thus turning the railway operator into a low-cost carrier. There are two trains in Finland — Russian railway passenger transportation: —...

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Allegro , Finland , Helsinki , money , Moscow , prices , railway stations , trains , traveler's advice
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