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Zenit St Petersburg vs Spartak Moscow
See the rivalry between Russia's two largest cities played out on the sports field. Spartak, the most popular team of the Soviet period, take on Zenit, relative newcomers to big-time football…
The mighty Motörhead continue to tour relentlessly, taking their uniquely fast and raucous rock 'n' roll around the world as they have done for the last 30 years. This date is at St…
International Winter Festival Arts Square
Under the auspices of Russian maestro Yuri Temirkanov, the International Winter Festival Arts Square in St Petersburg has become an annual new year feature since first held in December 1998.
Newspeak is a taste of contemporary British art against the 18th-century imperial Russian backdrop of St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum. Featuring works from some of Britain's best…
Watch one of Russia's favourite pastimes, but don't forget to wrap up warm! St Petersburg's ice hockey team play their home matches in the Continental Hockey League at the 13,000-capacity Ice…
Treasures from the Khalili Collection
Treasures from the Khalili Collection displays 320 pieces, including work by the Fabergé firm, from the Khalili Collection's Enamels of the World 1700-2000. Ornate timepieces, vanity cases and…
Zenit St Petersburg vs Spartak Moscow
See the rivalry between Russia's two largest cities played out on the sports field. Spartak, the most popular team of the Soviet period, take on Zenit, relative newcomers to big-time football…
Re-enact imperial times at the Musical Olympus charitable ball, attracting international visitors, just as the Strauss brothers Johann the Younger and Josef used to visit St Petersburg in the…
Festival of Festivals - International Film Festival St Petersburg
Held since 1993, the International Film Festival St Petersburg - known as the "Festival of Festivals" - brings together the best of film festivals around the world for a cinematic showcase in…
Zenit St Petersburg vs Spartak Moscow
See the rivalry between Russia's two largest cities played out on the sports field. Spartak, the most popular team of the Soviet period, take on Zenit, relative newcomers to big-time football…
Watch one of Russia's favourite pastimes, but don't forget to wrap up warm! St Petersburg's ice hockey team play their home matches in the Continental Hockey League at the 13,000-capacity Ice…
St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum is one of the world's greatest, with an unbeatable collection of fine and decorative arts. Since its foundation in 1764, when Catherine the Great bought…
The State Russian Museum requires no less than four buildings to hold its major collections. It celebrated its centenary in 1998 with a massive refurbishment of its original home, restoring…
St Petersburg's Peter & Paul Fortress houses various museums to the 300-year history of the city. Sited on an island across from the Winter Palace, the citadel now houses a cathedral, a mint…
The fabulous façade of St Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre was built in 1860 and first hosted ballet in 1880. The Mariinsky Opera and Ballet can date its antecedents back to 1783. In the Soviet…
Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood
Officially St Petersburg's Church of the Resurrection of Christ, the murderous events of 1881 led to its colloquial title of Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood. It is a splash of…
For 200 years after its foundation by Peter the Great as one of his summer palaces, Peterhof was the playground of the Russian nobility. This rich ensemble of palaces and gardens was voted one…
Catherine Palace Museum (Tsarskoe Selo)
While Peter the Great favoured Peterhof, west of St Petersburg, for his summer palace, his wife Empress Catherine I favoured the royal estate south at Pushkin. It became known as Tsarskoe…
The Alexander Nevsky Monastery is home to some of the earliest buildings in St Petersburg. Founded by Peter the Great soon after the city itself was built in 1703, it now encompasses various…
Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineering Corps and Signals
One of the biggest military museums in the world, St Petersburg's Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineering Corps and Signals houses a huge collection of arms and artillery. Other…
