News All 10:15, 14 September City development plans to rest on residents’ ideas Alexander Beglov defined priorities for the city government. 09:40, 14 September Saint-Petersburg Opera Theatre starting new season Several new opera performances will be staged. 16:10, 13 September Archaeologists discover settlement of primitive men on Gulf of Finland coast Ancient household items and arms have been found. 08:00, 13 September Lastochka trains to connect St. Petersburg and Moscow High-speed commuter trains will make stops at 11 stations. 21:03, 12 September E-Visas to St. Petersburg to be available for citizens of 53 countries The list of countries has been approved by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. 20:50, 12 September St. Prince Alexander Nevsky religious procession in St. Petersburg The procession is held every year to commemorate the Translation of the Relics of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky to St.Petersburg. 20:47, 12 September A contract that defined the appearance of St. Petersburg On September 12, 1779 in Rome the Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi signed a three-year contract for working in St. Petersburg – and eventually spent there 37 years of his life designing some of the finest buildings of the then Russian capital. Here is a story about some of the most famous masterpieces built by Quarenghi. 15:20, 12 September Amateur theatre festival starts in St. Petersburg Admittance to all the performances is free. 10:30, 12 September Four St. Petersburg universities listed in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 These are ITMO, St Petersburg University, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and Saint-Petersburg Mining University. 07:45, 12 September St. Petersburg school students win in Olympiad of Metropolises Other gold winners are the teams from Moscow and Shanghai. 18:00, 11 September UEFA Delegation appreciates how St. Petersburg is getting ready for Euro 2020 Four matches of the tournament are scheduled to be played in St. Petersburg. 16:38, 11 September The Alexander Column in St. Petersburg turns 185 today The column is the largest single-piece granite monument in the world. 16:28, 11 September St. Petersburg’s City Election Commission certifies Gubernatorial elections results Experts believe the elections were honest and competitive. 10:00, 11 September Kronstadt Fortress: how Peter the First built best fortifications in the world The Kronstadt Fortress is unique, beautiful and complicated. 08:30, 11 September Life in Medieval Khorasan at Hermitage exhibition The exhibition in the Hermitage was organized in cooperation with the National Library of Israel. 20:45, 10 September Historic wooden Hauswald House in St. Petersburg after renovation Have a closer look at the art Nouveau building. 17:33, 10 September Maly Drama Theatre Opens new season Lev Dodin, artistic director of the theatre, told about the plans for the anniversary season. 15:53, 10 September High-speed railway between Moscow and St. Petersburg can be extended to Helsinki The project could be worth $22.6 billion. 17:51, 09 September Japanese volunteers visiting St. Petersburg Social volunteering is growing increasingly popular in St. Petersburg. 17:10, 09 September Alexander Beglov elected Governor of St. Petersburg 64.45% voted for him. 11:46, 09 September New public space opens in St. Petersburg The concept is a reminiscence of Peter the First’s Pharmacy Garden. 11:40, 09 September Preliminary results of St. Petersburg city governor election According to the preliminary data, almost 65% of ballots were cast for Alexander Beglov. 07:10, 09 September Chinese company interested in building metro in St. Petersburg The project can cost almost $2 billion 16:10, 08 September St. Petersburg remembering Siege of Leningrad 78 years since the Siege of Leningrad started to last 872 days. 14:31, 08 September Mikhailovsky Theatre starts new season The theatre starts its 187th season with the ballet Don Quixote. 20:25, 07 September St. Petersburg designer creates artistic dinnerware from used bottles Waste free art: broken glass is made into designer plates and dishes 17:22, 07 September Monument to sailors to be built in Kronstadt It will be part of the programme aimed at creating a tourist-recreational special economic zone in the island town. 08:10, 07 September Mozart. Requiem in Annenkirche The famous Requiem composed by the famous Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be performed in Annnenkirche by an ensemble of soloists, a large choir, and a symphonic orchestra. 20:33, 06 September Elena Obraztsova Competition of young vocalists starts in St. Petersburg The event marks the 80th anniversary since the famous opera singer was born. 14:30, 06 September Homage to firefighters at exhibition in St. Petersburg metro This is the first exhibition of this kind in Russia and probably in the world. 11:10, 06 September Youth space Prosto opens in St. Petersburg Young people can give master classes, develop their projects, work and just enjoy themselves here. 09:57, 06 September Discovering St. Petersburg. Plague Fort The Plague Fort is one of the most famous and the most mysterious forts in Kronstadt. The web portal of Channel Saint-Petersburg tells why it is called so and what is so attractive about it. Archive
