No St. Petersburg festival would be complete without Valery Gergiev, dynamic director of the Mariinsky Theatre (also known by its Soviet-era name, the Kirov) and a central figure in the city's ...
The sensation of a city seemingly afloat is what first struck me, as I stood on the banks of the River Neva to toast my arrival in St. Petersburg, with a few obligatory vodka shots. As this was my ...
As with all Imperial Eggs, the creation conceals a surprise within its shell. This example contains a hanging basket of wood ...
Lenin's greatest monument teetered and began to fall Thursday after inhabitants of this historic city voted to restore its original name of St. Petersburg _ the longtime imperial capital of all Russia ...
Some people like St. Petersburg best during the midsummer weeks when the sun barely sets, said Jonathan Bastable at Condé Nast Traveller (U.K.). But I prefer Russia's old czarist capital in the winter ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — This is Russia’s imperial city, where the Romanovs lived 200 years of extravagance. Evening shadows beneath a long, mustard-colored arcade conjure Raskolnikov’s tortured skulk ...
Quite often foreign tourists limit themselves to two main locations outside St. Petersburg – Peterhof, and the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo. Here is our guide to four places that few visitors ...