News All 13:07, 22 October Why Peter the Great prohibited stone construction in Russia St. Petersburg was the only exception. 13:04, 22 October Vanessa May playing in St. Petersburg The British violinist Vanessa May is giving a concert in St. Petersburg today. 13:03, 22 October Medical forum opening in St. Petersburg The delegates will present medical and pharma know-hows. 12:00, 22 October Wire walkers perform in St. Petersburg The tight rope was 240 meters long. 10:00, 22 October Young scientists gather at regional summit in St. Petersburg The Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory is hosting the event. 07:55, 22 October Icons at exhibition in Central Naval Museum Icons of heavenly patrons of the Russian Army and Navy are displayed at the exhibition in the Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg. 14:40, 21 October St. Petersburg Governor participated in city cleanup More than 200 thousand people took part in the cleanup action. 14:37, 21 October Marine Board discussed cruise tourism development in St. Petersburg One of the topics on the agenda of the session of the Marine Board under the Government of the Russian Federation held in St. Petersburg on Friday was developing cruise and yachting tourism in the city. 12:00, 21 October What new metro stations in St. Petersburg will look like The city government has published pictures of the new stations of the Krasnoselsko-Kalininskaya (‘brown’) metro line. 10:00, 21 October Industrial production index in St. Petersburg grows faster than Russia’s average The industrial production index in St. Petersburg grew by 4.7% year-on-year compared to the average Russian of 2.7%. 07:00, 21 October Medical сluster in St. Petersburg Special Economic Zone Currently, there are 55 residents registered in the Special Economic Zone. 13:00, 20 October St. Petersburg Metro joins Tetris challenge The photo was made in the Avtovo depot. 10:00, 20 October Hermitage announces contest for best Christmas tree decoration The best handmade objects will be used to decorate the museum’s Christmas trees. 10:00, 19 October Scottish Spirit of the Dance to perform in St. Petersburg The dance show will take place on October 20 at Tinkoff Arena. 15:17, 18 October Alexander Beglov suggest promoting Swiss companies in St. Petersburg The Governor of St. Petersburg met with Jean-René Fournier, President of the Council of States of the Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation. 15:15, 18 October Olympic Brass band to present We are the Champions Olympic Brass, St. Petersburg-based brass band, will play arrangements of the songs by Queen and Michael Jackson in the Philharmonia. 15:13, 18 October St. Petersburg Governor invites residents for city cleanup The citywide Saturday cleanup will take place on October 19. 10:00, 18 October 19th International Conservatory Week Festival in St. Petersburg The International Conservatory Week Festival in St. Petersburg is a unique international music forum established in 2001. The programme of the festival includes concerts as well as meetings and discussions. This year, the event is dedicated to the Great Britain – Russia Year of Music and the Year of Theatre in Russia. 07:00, 18 October St. Petersburg to become part of Imperial Route A new touristic route will encompass 20 regions in Russia. 16:02, 17 October St. Petersburg draft budget submitted to Legislative Assembly The electronic version of the document weighs almost 60 Gigabytes. 16:00, 17 October Action to commemorate victims of political repressions held in St. Petersburg The ‘Bell of Memory’ action was held at the Levashovo memorial cemetery where victims of political repressions are buried in mass graves. 10:00, 17 October Russian Museum may open branch museums in France and China A new branch in Russia is being established in Kemerovo. 09:30, 17 October East meets West at women’s conference in St. Petersburg The 25th East Meets West women’s conference opens in St. Petersburg on October 17. 06:20, 17 October St. Petersburg to host Korean festival The event will be held this weekend. 05:30, 17 October Bird migration via St. Petersburg ending Birds are flying for the winter from the Russian Arctic tundra to West Europe and Africa. 12:16, 16 October US and Canadian travel business interested in e-visas to St. Petersburg Representatives of major travel agencies have paid a visit to St. Petersburg. 12:15, 16 October Transformations exhibition in Mikhail Shemyakin Centre in St. Petersburg The pictures displayed were inspired by subject matters of great masters’ paintings. 12:11, 16 October Supreme Court halts land reclamation project in Gulf of Finland The idea was to build an artificial island for housing and commercial property construction. 09:35, 16 October Guitar player Francesco Buzzurro to give concert in St. Petersburg One of the best known contemporary guitar players will play in St. Petersburg for the first time. 08:00, 16 October St. Petersburg’s Music Hall stages Silk by Alessandro Baricco The first night is scheduled on October 18. 16:26, 15 October Restorers exhibit their own works in Russian Museum An exhibition of masters of restoration has opened in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. 16:25, 15 October Entrance to Peterhof Lower Park will be free During the ‘winter’ season from mid-October till late April the Lower Park in Peterhof will be free for visitors. 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