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Articles with tag "St. Petersburg"

St. Petersburg Street Musician Jailed Again Over Viral Anti-Putin Performance

Members of the group Stoptime were arrested shortly after being released from their first sentences.

Police Foil Attempted Kidnapping of Zenit Midfielder in St. Petersburg

One of the suspects claimed the kidnapping orders came from outside Russia, while another claimed he was told it was a “birthday prank.”
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St. Petersburg Street Singer Fined Over ‘Foreign Agent’ Song

Loginova denied her guilt and disputed the characterization that her performance carried “political goals.”
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Singing These Songs in Russia Could Land You in Jail

Stoptime rose to viral fame this fall with its performances of popular anti-Putin and anti-war anthems in St. Petersburg. Its members are now in jail.
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‘You’re Afraid of Poems and Love’: Singer Monetochka Pens Verse in Support of Jailed St. Petersburg Street Musicians

Monetochka read the lines condemning the authorities at a concert in Valencia on Sunday.
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Flight Skids Off Runway in St. Petersburg After Emergency Landing

The aircraft, bound for Baku, returned to the airport shortly after takeoff. All 155 passengers were evacuated safely.
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St. Petersburg Street Musician Arrested After Viral Anti-Putin Performance

Diana Loginova was filmed earlier this week leading a crowd in central St. Petersburg in singing the lyrics to the exiled rapper Noize MC’s hit song...
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When Normal Life Becomes Impossible: Stories from St. Petersburg Nearly 4 Years Into War

The Moscow Times spoke to five residents of Russia’s second-largest city about how the war has transformed their everyday lives.
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St. Petersburg Police Uncover Major Military Recruitment Scam

A group of fraudsters allegedly posed as middlemen with connections in military enlistment offices and promised to help the recruits secure contracts in...
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Renowned Architect Gunned Down in St. Petersburg in Suspected Murder by Ukraine War Veteran

Local media identified the victim as Alexander Suponitsky, an architect known for his work on several of St. Petersburg’s metro stations and public...
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St. Petersburg Crematorium to Become 'Europe's Largest' in Major Expansion

The crematorium will reportedly be able to perform up to 240 cremations per day following the renovation.
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St. Petersburg Customs Authorities Seize Record Cocaine Shipment Hidden in Banana Cargo

Authorities seized more than 1.5 metric tons of cocaine concealed in a shipment of bananas from Ecuador, calling it the country’s largest-ever drug bust...
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FSB Says It Foiled Ukrainian Car Bomb Plot Against Defense Executive

A video released by the FSB showed one of the alleged bomb plotters, a man, walking the streets of St. Petersburg dressed as an elderly woman, which the...
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St. Petersburg Bans Migrant Workers From Delivery Jobs

Nearly 50 Russian regions, including occupied territories in Ukraine, have introduced similar bans in various professions.
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St. Petersburg Court Rules to Release Anti-War Activist Pending ‘War Fakes’ Trial

Yelena Popova is a co-founder of the Movement of Conscientious Objectors, which the Justice Ministry designated as a “foreign agent” in June 2023...
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St. Petersburg Navy Parade Canceled Over ‘Security Concerns’

The Kremlin told reporters that the annual event would not go ahead as scheduled given the “general atmosphere” and “security concerns.”
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American Tourists Arrested in St. Petersburg for Dancing Near FSB Building

Police reportedly described the tourists as “behaving aggressively” after officers approached them for dancing near and photographing the building...
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Starovoit Buried at Historic St. Petersburg Cemetery Days After Suspected Suicide

The ex-minister was reportedly laid to rest in an area of the Smolensky Cemetery reserved by authorities for cultural and government figures.
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St. Petersburg Court Drops ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Case Against Popular Bookstore

Podpisniye Izdaniya was accused of selling books that promote “non-traditional sexual relationships, gender reassignment or refusal to procreate.”
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Ukrainian Drone Attacks Trigger Major Flight Disruptions at Russia’s Busiest Airports

Between Saturday and Monday morning, airlines were forced to cancel 485 flights and delay another 1,900, impacting over 240,000 passengers.
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