News All 14:09, 22 January Pictures by Siege of Leningrad survivors in Museum of Political History The exhibition titled ‘Siege graphics: heroism, everyday life and memory’ showcases pictures by survivors of the Siege of Leningrad. 14:03, 22 January Herzen University to open branch in Uzbekistan First students will start studying next academic year. 12:00, 22 January Mother of four from St. Petersburg to represent Russia at Mrs Universe Xenia Verbitskaya is a doctor in an antenatal clinic. 10:00, 22 January St. Petersburg cadets sail to Antarctic They will follow the route of the Russian explorers on board the yacht “Elizaveta”. 08:00, 22 January Exhibition commemorating St. Princess Olga in Alexander Nevsky Monastery Icons, paintings and art and craft objects are showcased. 14:09, 21 January Vladimir Putin fulfils boy’s wish to visit “Arktika” icebreaker Kirill Finashin who underwent 23 surgeries had an excursion to the Baltic Shipyard and the “Arktika” icebreaker. 14:08, 21 January Chairman of St. Petersburg Committee for construction appointed Igor Kreslavsky will replace Leonid Kulakov as Chairman of the St. Petersburg Committee for construction. 12:00, 21 January St. Petersburg one of world’s most expensive cities St. Petersburg rates the 284th in the world’s most expensive cities list, reports Life.ru quoting the statistics portal Numbeo. 10:00, 21 January Morgan Stanley closes sale of Galeria mall in St. Petersburg The new owner of almost 50% of the mall is the Arabian investment fund Mubadala. 08:00, 21 January High-speed railway to link St. Petersburg and Moscow by 2026 Designing the railway could take three years. 12:42, 20 January Vladimir Putin awards St. Petersburg WW2 veterans The President came to St. Petersburg to take part in the celebration of the Siege of Leningrad breakthrough. 12:41, 20 January More than 25 thousand people took dip in water on Epiphany Day in St. Petersburg City Governor Alexander Beglov also followed the tradition plunging into ice water on Vasilievsky Island. 12:00, 20 January St. Petersburg housing prices up 14% during 2019 By way of comparison, housing prices in Moscow grew by 10%. 10:00, 20 January St. Petersburg Governor awards best volunteers 25 young people were awarded badges of distinction. 08:00, 20 January January 18, 1943, Siege of Leningrad was broken Alexander Beglov, Governor of St. Petersburg, and Vyacheslav Makarov, Chairman of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, congratulated St. Petersburg residents on the occasion. 14:04, 19 January St. Petersburg volunteers help WW2 veterans The action is called ‘Cleaning Academy’. 13:59, 18 January St. Petersburg oceanarium gets Nile crocodile One more new inhabitant is a Gymnarchus niloticus fish. 13:52, 17 January Girls admitted to Investigative Committee cadet school 20 girls will study in the eighth grade of the Cadet Corps of the RF Investigative Committee in St. Petersburg. 13:51, 17 January St. Petersburg’s Metrostroy starts building underground in Moscow Metrostroy will be building a tunnel on the Bolshaya Koltsevaya (Great Circle) line. 12:00, 17 January St. Petersburg researchers forecast climate cooling The climate conditions forecast is based on the 200-year solar activity cycle. 10:00, 17 January 294 cafes and restaurants opened in St. Petersburg in 2019 This is fewer than in the previous years. 08:00, 17 January Concession agreement for reconstructing Peterburgsky sports and concert complex signed The tender was announced in October and the winner was defined in November last year. 14:23, 16 January St. Petersburg celebrating The Beatles Day Several concerts and music events will be held in St. Petersburg on the occasion. 14:22, 16 January St. Petersburg Artists’ Union holds exhibition commemorating Siege of Leningrad Paintings, graphic works and installations will be displayed in the St. Petersburg Artists' Union Exhibition Center. 12:00, 16 January Photos inspired by Dutch tiles at exhibition in St. Petersburg The scenes captured in the pictures remind of those depicted on old Dutch tiles. 10:00, 16 January Swans back to St. Petersburg dam Specialists say, birds stay for winter where they find enough food, no enemies and clean water. 08:00, 16 January St. Petersburg rates third by number of PPP projects in transport sector 13 such projects are underway in St. Petersburg. 14:36, 15 January St. Petersburg events calendar 2020 presented The calendar includes the most important city events in 2020. 14:23, 15 January St. Petersburg’s Zenit among top 30 of Deloitte Football Money League 2020 St. Petersburg’s football club earned €180.4 million. 12:00, 15 January St. Petersburg students create clothes brand They make coats, shirts and T-shirts. 10:00, 15 January Alexander Palace in Pushkin to open for public in 2020 Eight imperial rooms and halls will be available for visitors. 08:00, 15 January Walking St. Petersburg. Sestra River, border between Russia and Finland The boundary between Russia and Finland used to be near Beloostrov, a settlement and a rail station north of St. Petersburg. Archive
