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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 20-21

  Twirl and pirouette at a classy ballroom dance, get a glimpse of the Eternal City, immerse yourself into the early 20th century Russian music scene, and travel back to the Art Nouveau era with a fashion exhibition – this weekend’s line-up offers lots of opportunities to get away from the autumn’s doom and gloom!

  17.10.2018

• All St. Petersburg's a Stage: Must-Visit Unusual Theaters

  Often referred to as the Cultural Capital of Russia, St. Petersburg is all about galleries, exhibitions, art spaces, museums, concerts, creative meetings, poetry readings and street art. But its main attraction is theater, “a true temple of art”. Classic or modern, royally chic or hidden in dark cellars, with a rich history or brand new, innovative, social or bold, you can find whatever you like! Stop, you don’t like theater at all? You just haven’t found the right one for you yet! You're just starting to learn Russian? You don't have to understand everything to enjoy the atmosphere and the experience. Here we have several modern and unpretentious theaters you can start your search with…

  16.10.2018

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: The Museum of Sound

  Much as last time when we wrote about a place that offers a chance to try something new and experimental, our article today is dedicated to one of St. Petersburg’s most unique spots. The Museum of Sound is a truly novel entity that envelops several projects in the field of experimental music; part concert hall, part bar, part lecture hall, it is a place that will definitely leave fond memories, and who knows - you might become a regular before you even know it!

  12.10.2018

• Motasem Awaja’s Journey: A 2018 Open Doors Scholarship Winner

  This year the Open Doors Russian scholarship project was launched for the first time! Supported by the Russian government, this special scholarship allows talented students from around the world to enroll in Master’s programs at leading universities in Russia for free. One of the finalists of the competition who was accepted to ITMO’s Master’s of Information Security this year, Motasem Awaja, tells us his heart-stirring story of how this scholarship really opened doors for him to come and study in Russia.   

  11.10.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 13-14

  As it’s getting colder outside, it’s time for checking out all of St. Petersburg’s swankiest creative spaces! From a food fair by the sea to the festival of Korean culture and a contemporary photography exhibition, there are so many things going on in the city this weekend!

  10.10.2018

• St. Petersburg’s Architectural Gems: Baroque

  The Northern Venice, the City of White Nights, the Cradle of Three Revolutions, Petrograd, Leningrad, and Cultural Capital, St. Petersburg has many names and is known worldwide as one of the most beautiful European cities, first and foremost, thanks to its incredible history and majestic architecture. No matter how long you’ve been living in St. Petersburg, it’s nice to have your architectural styles down, isn’t it? So in this series of articles, you will learn all about St. Petersburg’s architectural gems and their creators, from Baroque to modern times.

  09.10.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 6-7

  Even if you are a daredevil always looking for a new adventure, as autumn sets in and the evenings get darker and chillier, you may start thinking that sitting in your bed all day long cuddled up in a warm blanket and sipping on hot tea is not such a bad idea after all. But don’t give up just yet! If you dare to venture out into the rain and cold, you will see the city from a different angle, just as locals do; without crowds of tourists, with calm and peaceful gardens covered in bright foliage and immersed in fog. Just remember that to fully enjoy the experience, you will have to dress like a local, too: wear a warm coat, rainproof boots, a scarf, gloves, and don’t forget an umbrella!

  03.10.2018

• Art-Tir: Unleash Your Inner Pollock

  As September comes to a close and the autumn rains draw in, St. Petersburg starts to sink into that murky atmosphere that is so hard to endure. On days like this, there’s nothing better than to bring some color into your life - and it just so happens that there is a perfect place to do that!

  28.09.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: September 22-23

  Kite flying craze, public art festival, ballet exhibition, and Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’s birthday party – we’ve got a very busy weekend ahead!

  19.09.2018

• Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines: An Unexpected Experience

  We’re indeed living in the age of progress. Things change fast, maybe even too fast, and sometimes it’s hard to remember the time when we didn’t have smartphones, Wi-Fi, and access to a whole galaxy of information and entertainment. Still, while aimlessly browsing the Web in an attempt to find anything that would pique my interest, I can’t help but get nostalgic about the good old times when technology, simple as it was, was more of a miracle than some commonplace amenity. Lucky for me and everyone who feels the same, there are places that offer us an opportunity to relive this long-forgotten experience. Among them is the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines; its exhibits, rustic and obsolete as they are, still carry the peculiar attraction of a bygone era.

  14.09.2018