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- Volga Dream
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- Leningrad Symphony
- Peter the Great
- Russian superstitions
- Lenintown
- Great Russian Beer Test
- Bridges of St. Petersburg
- Hermitage - the Ultimate Guide
- How Russians Say I do
- Russian People: Horsegirls
- Russian People: Babushkas
- Heroes of Russian Folklore: meet these homegrown favourite lads
- Children of the Revolution
- Chizhik & those Sphinxes: Quirky tales behind even quirkier statues
- Poor, paranoid Paul
- The Russian Banya
- Revolution!
- Great Russian Women
- The secrets of Russian caviar
- Caucasian cuisine – A taste of the South
- The Russian Kitchen
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Volga Dream
A romantic and memorable trip down the Volga river from Moscow to St. Petersburg is the dream of many a foreign visitor to Russia.... -
Russian People: Horsegirls
Russia must be one of the few countries in the world today where you can see young girls galloping around on horseback in the city centre.... -
Lenintown
Vladmir Ilyich Ulyanov or Lenin, as he is more commonly known, is everywhere you look in Russia. St Petersburg is no exception, after all the starting point of the revolution itself was named after him for more than 65 years.... -
Children of the Revolution
Revolutionary NamesEver met a Ninel, Revmark or a Tacklis? Young Soviet citizens can thank their overzealous parents for their ingenious names, created anew in honour of the revolution.... -
Leningrad Symphony
The performance of Shostakovich’s Leningrad symphony on August 9th 1942 in the Grand Philharmonic hall was a definitive turning point for Leningraders during the years of the terrible siege....
Our St. Petersburg Highlights
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Radisson Royal Hotel
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Peterhof
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Shamrock
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NEP
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Crowne Plaza St. Petersburg - Ligovsky
The brand new Crowne Plaza hotel positively gleams. Done up in warm beige and brown tones the small lobby contains a round the clock consierge desk, a lounge with art deco accents and the reception desk which is conveniently headed by flat screen televisions listing information for any conference groups in attendance. Read on
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Park Inn Pulkovskaya
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Palantin
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Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg Vasilievsky
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IBIS St. Petersburg Centre
Latest St. Petersburg Comments:
Adelante (Spanish centre)
j aime votre school...Baltika Brew
Its an incredibly impressive interior - I'm told it used to be a bank; even as a bank it is impressive....Barslona
Very very very good authentic Spanish food which I think is well priced for the portion sizes!...Barrel
the best clup in st.petersburg...Seven Rooms (Strip Club)
A club with a good location good service staff but......the girls are aggressive and nothing special in looks (for Russian standards)....Spb Bar
I went here and had the borscht and Vasileostrovskaya dark beer. It was delicious and I loved the environment....Money Honey
i was several times in this club. It is excellent with nice people there....The Griffin's tower
Impossible to access or view due to huge metal gates with spikes on top...Bistrot Garcon
Fantastic ambiance! It's unbelievable - though you are in a very center of St.Pete you feel like you're in Paris! Great food excellent yet affordable wines....Dunes Beach Bar
If you're in St Petersburg check this place out... simple decor makes this place easy going with rugs candles and friendly faces....Teremok
Teremok is the reason I go to SPb so often!! It is incredible. Don't confuse it with the other bliny ...City Tour Bus
We Took the City Tour Bus Abs we're really disappointed!! Since it was a hop on hop off we hopped off at the church of spoiled blood finished the visit and then We waited over 1 Hour for the bus and it didn't Show up so went by foot to Eremitage finished the Tour there and again waited 50 Min....Oliver Twist
Went to this pub thinking we would be able to get traditional fish and chips.......think again!! The only authentic English things in there are the football scarves....Cafe Singer
The cafe is excellent and the waitress staff are first class great view of Kazan Cathedral....Kashmir
Visited on 29th august 2011 and the place is lovely. Service was excellent and friendly food was delicious and very reasonably priced and the atmosphere and location was more than ok....