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duck detour

St. Petersburg Drivers Stop for Two Ducks on a Date

The ducks were on their way to the Summer Garden, presumably for some well-deserved fun in the fountains.

don't lose it

Christie's to Auction Historic Faberge Tiara

The tiara, made of aquamarines and diamonds, has a pre-sale estimate of over $230,000.

Bad reputation

Moscow, St. Petersburg Named Europe’s Most Dangerous Cities

The quality-of-life rankings looked at 39 categories, including "political and social environment" and "recreation.”

White walkers

The Wall Forms in St. Petersburg

The "Games of Thrones"-esque wall formed after a snowstorm in Russia's northern capital.

dangerous waters

St. Petersburg’s Dam Is Holding Back the Floods, for Now

Russia's second-largest city is in a race against climate change.

Soviet Union

To Mourn or Celebrate? St. Petersburg Divided Over Anniversary of Leningrad Siege

Seventy-five years after the Leningrad siege ended, the city’s residents won’t be told how to remember.

St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Named Russia’s Most LGBT-Friendly City

Russia’s cultural capital, St. Petersburg, has also distinguished itself as most tolerant of the LGBT community.

Remembering

Tanks and Flowers: St. Petersburg Celebrates End of Leningrad Siege (in Photos)

The 75th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad was marked on Sunday, Jan. 27.

St. Petersburg

Russian World Cup Host City Outranks LA, Toronto in Quality of Life Index

A 2019 quality of life ranking published last week placed Nizhny Novgorod in 109th position overall.

Holy drive-thru

‘Pray for Us’ Religious Billboards Seek to Keep Drivers Safe in St. Petersburg

Sixty billboards depicting Orthodox saints have recently appeared next to highways throughout St. Petersburg.

Internet

Memes Abound After Emu Escapes Russian Christmas Special

A Christmas emu on the lam in a St. Petersburg school soon found itself the star of memes.

Architecture

Construction of Europe's Tallest Building Finishes in St. Petersburg

The 87-story building is slated to become the headquarters of Russia’s Gazprom gas giant.

St. Petersburg

Putin Replaces St. Petersburg Governor Poltavchenko Amid Ruling Party’s Election Setbacks

Ksenia Sobchak is expected to run for St. Petersburg governor in 2019.

Environment

Toxic Industrial Waste Threatens St. Petersburg, Officials Warn

Officials singled out the city's waste treatment industry as a criminal enterprise, citing 2 million metric tons of hazardous waste at Krasny Bor.

St. Petersburg

As Russia Remembers the Leningrad Siege, Some Are Fighting for the Right to Mourn

An estimated one million peopled died in the siege that would last for 872 days — of starvation, disease and shelling.

St. Petersburg

Widespread Torture, Extortion Detailed in St. Petersburg Prisons

The abuse includes beatings, torture using electric shock and the systematic ignoring of complaints from detainees.

Transport

St. Petersburg Announces $400M Competition for First Railway to Pulkovo Airport — Reports

The city is willing to subsidize up to 10 billion rubles in the project.

Museums

In the Emperors' Closets

The new Costume Gallery at the Hermitage Museum brings old clothes to light.

St. Petersburg

Insider Shopping in St. Petersburg

Traditional souvenir shops selling matryoshka dolls, amber jewelry and fur hats are easy to spot in St. Petersburg. But where do the locals go to find...

St. Petersburg

On the Streets Where They Lived

Take a trip into the lives of Alexander Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and other renowned St. Petersburg residents.

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