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• This Week in St. Petersburg: October 10-16, 2024

  We are pacing through autumn, wrapped in scarfs and umbrellas at the ready! Here’s our selection of the week’s must-visit events that are bound to color your days.

  09.10.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: September 12-18, 2024

  Now that classes have started in earnest, the hours of leisure become even more precious. Let’s get the most out of them with the city’s hottest events, from film screenings to carnivals and exhibitions. Enjoy!

  11.09.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: July 11-17, 2024

  We’re closing in on the summer’s equator – and fun events in the city just keep cropping up. For this week, we have not one but two festivals, an exciting movie premiere, exclusive exhibitions, and more! Let’s open up those diaries and dive right in. 

  10.07.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: June 13-19, 2024

  All the exams and thesis defenses are nearly over and that means one thing: summer is taking over! For now, only fun events, new discoveries, and, hopefully, good weather. Are you ready for an adventurous week? With our freshly-baked guide to the best events in town, you better be!

  12.06.2024

• Russian Hollywood: Soyuzmultfilm Behind the Scenes

  Another installment of the Russian Hollywood series, another production studio to discover. This time, we’re stepping inside Soyuzmultfilm – a Soviet and Russian animation company based in Moscow that has shaped the childhoods of many generations in Russia and beyond. The studio gifted the world with a bevy of iconic characters, from the Soviet Winnie-the-Pooh to the mysterious Cheburashka.

  07.06.2024

• Russian Hollywood: Lenfilm Behind the Scenes

  Lenfilm, the cradle of Russian filmmaking, has been giving 110 percent over its 110-year history. The St. Petersburg-based studio has released as many as 1,500 feature movies that include the iconic Sherlock Holmes adaptations, a Soviet take on the western, and more.

  07.05.2024

• Where To Watch Movies in English (and Not Only) in St. Petersburg

  From cinema chains to palace-like movie theaters and low-key venues, St. Petersburg can boast a bevy of movie locations for every taste and request. If you're looking to watch movies in the original language (and with Russian subtitles), you will find your spot below.

  30.04.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: April 4-10, 2024

  Don’t let the suddenly chilly weather fool you, it’s still April here in the city. Put on your warmer clothes and let’s hope for the sun to come back as we power through this week full of exciting events.

  03.04.2024

• Russian Hollywood: Mosfilm Behind the Scenes

  The Mosfilm logo, with its striking image of Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, is a familiar sight in every Russian home. Over the past 100 years, the studio has released a superb collection of movies that are integral to Russian culture: they are regularly watched, rewatched, and even quoted by heart. Which iconic films did the studio produce and what does it do now? Here’s a glimpse inside the major Russian film studio that also happens to be one of the largest in Europe.

  13.02.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: January 25-31, 2024

  January is flying by, but we won’t let it go unnoticed! We’ve picked out the best events for each of its remaining days. On the menu are: several photography exhibitions, a concert, a film screening, free classes, and more. Let’s get to it!

  24.01.2024