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• Exploring Religious Diversity of St. Petersburg: Rules and Etiquette

  Thanks to its historic and architectural features, the city's many churches, temples, and cathedrals are also some of its iconic landmarks. Welcoming visitors of all faiths and denominations, they also have distinct customs to be honored. Here’s our guide on how to explore the city’s religious diversity as a tourist. 

  19.03.2024

• When Art and Religion Collide: Orthodox Christian Icons of Russia

  In one of our previous stories, we’ve talked about another kind of ancient religious art – frescoes. Now, let’s discuss icons, their counterparts, or more like their allies when it comes to the development of spiritual and artistic traditions in Russian culture.

  18.03.2024

• 5 Things That Make St. Petersburg Russia's Cultural Capital

  St. Petersburg is a city with many names and faces: the Venice of the North, the Cradle of Three Revolutions, the City of White Nights – and, above all, the cultural capital of Russia. And if you’ve ever wondered about the origins of this honorable title, here are some facts and figures to convince you of its right to bear it. 

  07.12.2020

• Places to See: Cathedrals, Churches, and Temples of St. Petersburg

  Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, the St. Isaac’s, Kazan, and Peter and Paul cathedrals – these are all names familiar to anyone who’s even barely begun exploring St. Petersburg. But look beyond the go-to tourist spots and you’ll discover a kaleidoscope of churches and temples that illustrate the city’s rich heritage as a capital of the Russian Empire. Here are some of St. Petersburg’s lesser-known, but still no less remarkable, cathedrals, temples, and churches for you to check out.

  09.07.2019

• Russia Is Better Protected Against Creationism than the USA

  An international group of scientists concluded that thanks to common educational standards, the Russian school curricula is better defended against onsets of creationists — those who believe that humanity was created by some god. The researchers compared the relationship between the society and evolutionary theory in both states and found out that though technological development, culture and religion significantly affect the curricula, it is the inconsistency in coordination makes education in USA vulnerable. The research was published in the Theory in Biosciences journal.

  02.03.2017