As with all Imperial Eggs, the creation conceals a surprise within its shell. This example contains a hanging basket of wood ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

All three of Russia’s major historical periods left their mark on St. Petersburg, and you can get a feel for all of them in just three days with our guide for a whirlwind tour of the city. Getting a ...

Engraved in quartz and embellished with diamonds, the 112-year-old curio commissioned by Russian tsar Nicholas II could set a new auction record for Fabergé eggs when it goes on sale in December.

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 ...

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 ...

The Russian auction house summed up the results of the sale of the five-star Talion Imperial hotel in St. Petersburg on its ETP RAD Lot-online. This was announced by the RADA. The auction was held as ...

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 ...

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