Though it's located about 20 miles outside St. Petersburg proper ... especially enthusiasts of elaborate and fanciful architecture. In 1717, Peter the Great commissioned a building for his ...

Returning to Khuzhir in a UAZ, switching to a Korean-made bus, and traveling about 40 minutes along the Angara River leads to ...

St. Petersburg was presented at the OTM 2025 exhibition, which took place from 30 January to 1 February in Mumbai (India); here the current tourist offers ...

OPINIONBy Alexey DrobininI prefer to die with my head unbowed, my faith unshakeable and with profound trust in the destiny of my country, rather than live under subjection and disregarding sacred ...

MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/. Russian Olympic champion in pairs figure skating Anton Sikharulidze was elected president of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSFR) on Monday. Sikharulidze was ...

Known in his circle as “HH” (or “His Highness”), Prince Karim lived up to the name. His primary residence was a modern ...

Yin Shuangxi, the exhibition's curator and a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, says Qian is a representative of first-generation sculptors after the founding of the People's Republic of ...

Near the Russian Museum in the Admiralteysky District is a collection of luxury hotels, including the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg, the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe and the SO ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds ESE. The overnight low will be 17 °F (-8.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 26 °F (-3.3 °C). Winds from SE to ESE at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). Partly cloudy today ...

Vadim Stroykin, 58, became the latest Russian to plunge out of a high window as police performed a search at his flat on Parfenovskaya Street in central St. Petersburg, according to Russian media.

Stroykin plunged from his window after police performed a search of his flat in St Petersburg, Russian media said. It came after authorities launched an investigation into Stroykin's suspected ...

Regardless of whether Russia wins or loses in Ukraine, one thing is certain: the Russian military will have to be rebuilt. With its arsenal depleted and its reputation battered, Russia will have ...