Russia’s largest airline and State owned company Aeroflot announced plans to lease 50 737 Next Generation jets with maintenance and insurance. The total cost of the deal is estimated at up to $7.47 billion for a maximum 18 year lease. There is … Continued
Message to Man Film Festival 2013 Opens in St Petersburg (photo courtesy SPT) Russia’s only documentary film festival marks its’ 23rd year and demonstrates that our human experience is not easy to understand and full of surprises. The film festival … Continued
The renovation of the General Staff Building of the State Hermitage Museum is undergoing final renovations and covers 60,473 square meters. The East Wing of the Staff Building will be used by the Hermitage for showcasing additional collections. The East … Continued
On August 6th, 2013 Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an decree which changed the Tsarskoye Selo railway station name back to the original name. After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1918 the railway station was renamed Children’s Village (Detskoye Selo) to give a … Continued
While traveling by boat around the city is fairly new in St Petersburg (Venice has had such services since 1881 for example), the fledgling business is already in peril and funding from the city is ready to be cut. The … Continued