Destinations Visit St. Petersburg: Dazzling Russian window to the world You may have heard that St. Petersburg was the main stage of Russian history, both imperial and revolutionary, but the city is no less famous as the "Window of Russia" to the rest of Europe and the world in general. 07/12/2020
no comment Vladimir Putin leads Navy Day celebrations in Saint Petersburg Over 40 warships took part in the naval parade along the Neva River in St Petersburg. 26/07/2020
world news Scarlet Sails Festival takes place in Russia without spectators The annual Scarlet Sails festival takes place in honour of Russian school graduates but without spectators due to coronavirus restrictions. 28/06/2020
no comment On magnets, mugs and matryoshka dolls, Putin's face still sells Russia's president, 20 years since he came to power, is still a lucrative business for some. 20/02/2020
Russia Worker killed after stadium roof collapses in St Petersburg The collapse happened during work to reconstruct the St Petersburg stadium 31/01/2020
Russia Russian court convicts 11 over 2017 St Petersburg bombing 15 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a device on a subway train in April 2017. 10/12/2019
Russia Historian found with arms in backpack admits killing former student A renowned Russian historian has admitted to killing a former student, after he was pulled from a river by police and found with a backpack containing two arms. 11/11/2019
Business Can greater digitisation boost Russia's faltering economy? President Putin is tripling spending on digitising more areas of the economy to revive Russia's economic fortunes. 08/06/2019
no comment Russian cold no obstacle for sunbathers in St Petersburg Taking a dip in icy water or sunbathing with temperatures around zero is something most people would attribute to daredevils and professionals, but for the people of St Petersburg, it is a pastime. 04/04/2018
Sport World Judo Masters: St. Petersburgh Day 1 at the World Judo Masters in St. Petersburg, Russia and the man of the day was reigning World Champion Hashimoto Soichi of Japan 16/12/2017
world news Hundreds of opposition activists detained in Russia Police have detained more than 200 opposition activists for taking part in a wave of anti-Kremlin protests across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. 07/10/2017
Russia Resident cats die in Hermitage fire A fire at St Petersburg's Hermitage museum has harmed one of its oldest collections - its resident cats. 08/09/2017
World Germany beat Chile 1-0 to win Confederations Cup Lars Stindl scored the winning goal in a bad-tempered final in St Petersburg 02/07/2017
Russia FIFA expresses delight at Russia's readiness for World Cup FIFA expresses delight at Russia's readiness for World Cup 02/07/2017
Russia Putin put on the spot over Russia and Trump Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin was put on the spot on Friday over alleged Russian hacking of the US presidential election. Putin was grilled at the 02/06/2017
Russia Dozens feared detained after 'sick of Putin' protests Protesters in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and other cities say they're "sick" of their president. 29/04/2017
Russia Islamist group claim responsibility for St Petersburg metro attack A group called the Imam Shamil Battalion has claimed responsibility for a metro bombing in the Russian city of St. Petersburg that killed 16 people. 25/04/2017
