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• Russian Language and Culture Summer School: Leading the Way to Better Career Prospects

  ITMO University’s Russian Language and Culture Summer School, which took place this July, attracted students from the United States, England, Belgium, Poland, Germany and Taiwan. We caught up with some of them and talked about their experience. 

  25.07.2019

• 10 Secrets to Expat Life In St. Petersburg

  So, you've packed up your life, said goodbye to your childhood friends, family, colleagues and are now ready to take a huge leap into the unknown: moving to another country. Probably the first thing you are going to do is to look for some new friends. While that’s terrifying, it can also be very exciting. St. Petersburg, and Russia in general, is a great place to be a foreigner. There is a culture of hospitality in Russia and foreigners are often treated like celebrities, especially if they speak English, as everyone is excited to learn and practice new languages.

  23.07.2019

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

  Paddleboarding carnival, music festival, flower festival, French cinema, experimental cinema, an al fresco book fair, art exhibition and a study into the impressionists: it’s time to plan your weekend with our guide to Sat-Sun events in St. Petersburg!

  17.07.2019

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

  Tours of the most elegant and romantic sailboats, classical and contemporary music in cool venues, and an amazing summer fair at the Sevkabel Port – you’ll find it all in our weekly roundup of the city’s best Saturday and Sunday events!

  10.07.2019

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

  Geek Picnic and a virtual reality festival; modern art in the State Chapel and a highbrow music concert in a park; a water carnival to rival this year’s Met gala and a trip down the memory lane through the quirks of Russian summer pastimes: scripts are flipped, tables are turned and 24 hours in a day are simply not enough at this weekend in St. Petersburg!

  03.07.2019

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: AI at the Hermitage

  What makes Artificial Intelligence human? Maybe art holds the answers... (or it's just pretty).

  28.06.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 29-30

  Listen to indie music by the sea at Sevkabel Port, try the best cheeses made by local farmers, and paint your own eco-bag at Berthold Center! Here is our weekly list of the best events taking place in St. Petersburg this weekend.

  26.06.2019

• 10 Things to Do in St. Petersburg As an International Student

  Thousands of tourists come to experience St. Petersburg every summer. If you’re here already and staying for the summer, you might as well take this opportunity to explore it like you mean it.

  25.06.2019

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

  Peonies, wartime music, an adopt-don’t-shop event and the breathtaking Scarlet Sails festival – hurrah for a very varied weekend in St. Petersburg!

  19.06.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 12 and June 15-16

  We Russians love public holidays, we really do: after all, what can be better than an extra day off? Only an extra day off during the white nights in St. Petersburg, when you can boat through the canals, watch the bridges being drawn, and walk all through the night. June 12 is exactly that kind of day, because this is when people celebrate Russia Day, which means that there’ll be no shortage of cool events for you to attend.

  11.06.2019