Saint Petersburg

Russia

Russia marks 80th anniversary of the siege of Leningrad

The siege began in 1941 when German troops surrounded the city and completely cut it off from supplies for two and a half years before they withdrew.

27/01/2024

Russia

Huge fire engulfs a warehouse outside St Petersburg

No casualties were reported in the blaze in the Russian city.

13/01/2024

Culture news

Russian artist sentenced to 7 years in prison for anti-war messages

Sasha Skochilenko was arrested in her native St. Petersburg in April 2022 and charged with spreading false information about the military after replacing price tags with ones that decried Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

16/11/2023

Russia

Woman goes on trial over bombing that killed Russian blogger

Darya Trepova faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted - but denies being knowingly involved in the incident which killed prominent military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 52 others.

15/11/2023

Russia

Hundreds mourn assassinated Russian propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky

Hundreds of Muscovites came to the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in the Russian capital on Saturday to pay their last respects to nationalist blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, born Maxim Fomin.

08/04/2023

Russia

Explosion kills pro-Russian blogger in St. Petersburg

A top Ukrainian official suggested internal struggles over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine were behind the blast.

02/04/2023

Europe News

Putin makes Peter the Great comparison over 'taking back Russian land'

It came as Putin was marking 350 years since the birth of Peter the Great.

10/06/2022

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Russian artist doused in fake blood protests

A Russian artist doused herself in fake blood in a solo protest in St. Petersburg on March 27, before police came to take her away.

28/03/2022

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Dozens detained in Russia for protesting "military operation" in Ukraine

Russia detains more than 250 people for protesting its "military operations" in Ukraine, as the conflict continues for a third week.

13/03/2022

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Dozens detained at anti-war rally in St. Petersburg

Dozens of anti-war demonstrators are detained in Saint Petersburg after jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on Russians to protest President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

03/03/2022

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Russia's Putin and Belarus' Lukashenko play hockey after talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko play ice hockey after holding diplomatic talks.

30/12/2021

Culture news

Russian plastics factory becomes popular street art museum

A functioning plastics factory in St. Petersburg is the home of a popular street art museum and gallery enticing locals, creatives and tourists from all over the world.

06/12/2021

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Saint Petersburg turns white after a night of heavy snowfall

Russia’s second city turns white after a night of heavy snowfall, with a third of the monthly norm of precipitation falling in 24 hours

30/11/2021

Series

Theatre season in Saint Petersburg lights up autumn nights

In partnership with Committee for Tourism Development of Saint Petersburg

Late autumn in Saint Petersburg is a special time, the city is an inviting place for leisurely walks. There's also a huge choice of classic and original tourist routes and theatre season is in full swing.

10/11/2021

Scenes

The inventor changing attitudes towards people with disabilities

In partnership with Media City

"I realised that my life would be much easier if my computer would be able to talk for me.”

08/11/2021

Partner content

St Petersburg offers a wealth of attractions for every type of tourism

Partner content presented by Visit Petersburg

The World Travel Awards has yet again recognised St Petersburg in 2021, this time as both Leading Heritage Destination and Leading City Break destination for Europe, following on from awards in 2020 and 2019 as the world’s top destination for culture.

05/11/2021