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Sep 10, 2019 • 7 min read

Explore the art, architecture, and history of St Petersburg, Russia's cultural capital.

Dec 11, 2018 • 5 min read

Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar has spent 2018 travelling across Russia to participate in ceremonies at a couple of historic synagogues. From the eastern Siberian…

Oct 4, 2018 • 5 min read

A single trip is nowhere near enough to truly appreciate the splendour of St Petersburg. But even a first-time visitor should consider a quick escape from…

Jul 3, 2018 • 5 min read

The few brief weeks of the White Nights – those incredible, luminous northern midsummer eves when the high latitudes are bathed in a pearlescent all-night…

Feb 22, 2018 • 6 min read

Russia – the land of vodka, right? On first glance, the Smirnoff-swilling motherland might seem an unlikely beer destination. In fact, Russia has been…

Jan 18, 2018 • 6 min read

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries Russia produced towering figures of world literature, including Pushkin, Chekhov, Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn. Many of…

Jan 18, 2018 • 5 min read

One of Russia’s more surprising travel trump cards is the lip-smacking diversity of what’s cooked in its kitchens and served in its restaurants and cafes…

Jan 12, 2018 • 5 min read

No visitor to St Petersburg should miss its world-famous historic and cultural highlights, such as the Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress and Mariinsky…

May 31, 2017 • 6 min read

ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Local Ksenia Elzes was born and raised in St Petersburg and has lived there for almost 30 years. Petersburgers might joke about the weather…

Dec 6, 2016 • 4 min read

It’s well known that St Petersburg isn’t a cheap destination, and most of its entertainment comes with a price tag. But there are still many attractions…