News All 13:33, 11 December Seafarer composer’s ‘marine’ music at concert in Philarmonia Compositions by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov on ‘marine’ subjects will be performed at the international Admiralty Music festival in St. Petersburg. 13:32, 11 December 320th anniversary of St. Andrew’s flag St. Andrew’s flag, the Russian Navy ensign, was first raised in 1699 on board the “Orel” tall ship. 12:00, 11 December St. Petersburg to get new 5-star hotel The opening is scheduled for early 2022. 10:00, 11 December St. Petersburg is trolleybus capital of Russia The city with a longest trolleybus contact network in Russia is buying new vehicles. 08:00, 11 December St. Petersburg’s main Christmas tree decorated and ready for New Year The Christmas tree in the Palace Square has been mounted and decorated. 13:24, 10 December Dancing in museum: contemporary choreography festival in St. Petersburg The international programme of the festival includes documentary films about famous choreographers and ballet stars alongside with stage performances. 13:22, 10 December Assyrian art from British Museum exhibited in Hermitage The exhibition titled “I founded therein my royal palace” opens for visitors on Tuesday. 12:00, 10 December ‘Potemkin himself’ at exhibition in Hermitage The exhibition commemorates the 280th anniversary of Prince Grigory Potemkin-Tavrichesky. 10:00, 10 December “The Nutcracker” in 3D decorations staged in St. Petersburg The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet and Nikolay Tsiskarisze, a People's Artist of Russia and the rector of the Academy, have presented a new version of the classical ballet “The Nutcracker” in St. Petersburg. 08:00, 10 December Schoolboy saves drowning four-year old Pavel Guschin, a fifth-grade schoolboy, has been awarded for helping save a four-year-old girl who fell through the ice. 13:19, 09 December Antarctic expedition starts from St. Petersburg One of the aims of the researchers is to define the precise coordinates of the South Magnetic Pole. 13:17, 09 December Heroes of Fatherland Day and 250th anniversary of St. George Order in St. Petersburg The Heroes of Fatherland Day is celebrated on the day when the Order of St. George was established. 12:00, 09 December Laser technology for monument restoration Laser can also be used to clean monuments. 10:00, 09 December High-speed railway construction between St. Petersburg and Moscow to be financed by Russian Railways The Government of the Russian Federation decided not to allocate budget money for the project. 08:00, 09 December Nevsky Prospect one of world’s most beautiful streets, according to CNN The Church of our Savior on the Spilled Blood and the Kazan Cathedral are cited as the main attractions. 16:57, 08 December Christmas conference held in St. Petersburg The traditional event dealing with various aspects of church and social life is held in St. Petersburg annually. 16:56, 07 December No snow for New Year in St. Petersburg? It can rain on the last day of the year, according to the preliminary weather forecast. 13:10, 06 December Present and past of Arctic region discussed in St. Petersburg The social services development programme for the Arctic is worth 350 billion rubles. 13:08, 06 December Russia’s oldest museum Kunstkammer turns 305 Today, Russia’s oldest museum, the Kunstkammer (or, the Chamber of Curiosities) is celebrating its 305th anniversary. 12:00, 06 December Climate changes and flood threat: is St. Petersburg well protected? Flood protection engineers face new challenges as the climate changes. 10:00, 06 December Third Project 22220 nuclear icebreaker construction to start in St. Petersburg in 2020 The entire series is to consist of five sister ships. 08:00, 06 December 5G network to become operable in St. Petersburg by 2022 Dmitry Peskov, Special Presidential Representative on Digital and Technological Development, told about the plans to develop next generation communication. 18:00, 05 December Abandoned mansion to be turned into hotel The derelict mansion of Ernest Igel in Kamennoostrovsky Prospect, a beautiful building long disused and neglected, is to be turned into a hotel. A concession agreement with the potential investor was subject of discussion at a working meeting of the St. Petersburg Government. 16:00, 05 December St. Petersburg Government intends to cut city budget deficit by two St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov has signed the city budget that contains this provision. 12:00, 05 December St. Petersburg among Russia’s top 10 regions with highest salaries About 12.5% of the city residents earn more than 100,000 rubles a month. 10:00, 05 December New items on display in costume gallery of Hermitage Storage Center Contemporary fashion designers’ clothes and historic dresses exhibited in the Hermitage’s Staraya Derevnya restoration and storage center. 08:00, 05 December Open skies in Pulkovo can be introduced in test mode since January 1 It is planned that air companies from 30 countries will benefit from the test mode of the open skies regime. 14:03, 04 December Countdown to Euro 2020 starts in St. Petersburg A special watch has been installed in Bolshaya Morskaya Street. 14:02, 04 December President of Finland meets St. Petersburg Governor Finland is the first country Alexander Beglov has visited after he was elected Governor of St. Petersburg. 12:00, 04 December St. Petersburg among Russia’s top 10 cities with best life quality Kazan rates the first in terms of quality of life. 10:00, 04 December Channel Saint-Petersburg to mark 255th anniversary of Hermitage with 8-hour live broadcast Watch live broadcasting on December 7. 08:00, 04 December St. Petersburg to buy new buses in 2020 The city will spend 2.3 billion rubles on 100 articulated buses. 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