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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 30 – December 1, 2019

  Smoothly slide into winter with our regular overview of the best weekend events in St. Petersburg! Featuring: two fairs, one holiday-themed and one with a soupçon of such; a snazzy digital exhibition and an international festival of gingerbread art!

  27.11.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 23-24, 2019

  It’s getting chillier outside and it can definitely be said now that winter is coming, which means that it’s time for comforting stay-ins, hot, steaming tea, and tons of spicy made-from-scratch soup! This weekend is all about fun and cozy fairs for you to check out.

  20.11.2019

• A Quick Getaway to Moscow: the Journey from St. Petersburg

  There are a lot of reasons to travel to Moscow from St. Petersburg and getting there can be a fun adventure in and of itself. For a city 700 km away, it’s surprisingly close. It may not be the geographical center of Russia, but it is its center in every other way. Moscow is the hub of all activity; where meetings and conferences are held; where people come from all around Russia to gather.

  19.11.2019

• The Kunstkamera: St. Petersburg’s “Chamber of Curiosities”

  In 2019, the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, or Kunstkamera, a longtime partner of ITMO University, is celebrating its 305th anniversary. Among the events held on this occasion was the lecture “Kunstkamera – the First Russian Museum: 305 Years of Tradition” by tour guide Natalia Rikter. Here are some of the highlights from the history of Russia’s first museum.

  14.11.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 16-17, 2019

  Venturing outside of one’s house doesn’t seem that much of a dotty plan with this weekend’s program, which includes an exhibition dedicated to well-loved Soviet cartoon characters, a festival of thought-provoking eco cinema, a swish artisanal market and a groovy concert of electronic music!

  13.11.2019

• Big and Small: Changes that Shape Life in St. Petersburg

  Cities are living organisms. How's ours evolving? We asked around and got some diverse opinions. 

  12.11.2019

• ITMO University’s Museum of Optics and the Magic of Light

  Last weekend, I visited ITMO University’s Museum of Optics to get a grasp of what the future has in store – and I wasn’t disappointed. From ultra-realistic holograms to traditional optical illusions, it’s art meets science meets inspiration.

  07.11.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 9-10, 2019

  Binge on the best of contemporary British cinema, listen to impro jazz at the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines, marvel at the funkiness of retro candy wrappers, and let your creativity shine at the numerous workshops of the monthly Handmade Fair!

  06.11.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 2-4

  With this weekend being a day longer thanks to the National Unity Day, there’s more time to explore the city of St. Petersburg (or stay at home tucked under a duvet with a movie, no pressure). Here are some of the choices for a weekend outing: a light art festival on Palace Square, a corgi cutefest with a costume contest, a colorful flower exhibition, or an electric harp concert with a twist!

  30.10.2019

• St. Petersburg's Spookiest Landmarks

  Halloween is almost here, and it's time for all things mysterious and scary. As we’ve already explored the spooky characters of Russian folklore in last year’s article, this time we’ve decided to focus on the many mystical sights of St. Petersburg.

  29.10.2019