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Russia to start construction of two new warships

January 30, 2012 RIA Novosti
Two new warships will be laid down for the Russian Navy, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Yoga flashmob

September 14, 2011
Flashmob at Dvortsovaya square in Saint-Petersburg. Young people are exercising yoga.

Bloody three-year deadlock remembered

September 10, 2011 RIR
On Thursday Russia marks 70 years since the beginning of one of the longest and deadliest sieges in the history of warfare.

Sky paper lanterns

August 22, 2011
The tracks of launching sky paper lanterns seem in this time exposure photo with the Savior of Spilled Blood Cathedral in the background, St.Petersburg, Russia, August 20, 2011.

Discovering Holland – in Russia

July 28, 2011 Anna Pushkarskaya, Kommersant
A redesign competition for St. Petersburg's New Holland Island gives the public a chance to look at a space closed for 300 years.

Russia considers new Olympic bid

July 27, 2011 Andy Potts, The Moscow News
One Olympics, it seems, is not quite enough – with preparations underway to hold the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, St. Petersburg is weighing up a bid to bring the 2024 Summer Games to Russia.

New Holland Island

July 20, 2011
The visitors on the New Holland Island in Saint Petersburg.

The President’s сhoice

June 21, 2011 Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile
President Dmitry Medvedev has set a goal to reform, modernize and decentralize Russia as quickly as possible.

Russia's WTO accession

June 17, 2011 RIA Novosti
Russia may join the World Trade Organization by the end of this year, but not on the wrong terms - Medvedev

Statues of angels

June 16, 2011
Statues of angels fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral are silhouetted on the full moon in St.Petersburg.

A Tale of Two Cities

June 9, 2011 Aanchal Anand
Delhi is India’s political capital, and Mumbai its financial. Russia’s battle between Moscow and Petersburg is different.

Primavera

May 27, 2011
Women take part in an exhibition based on Botticelli's "Primavera" during The Imperial Gardens of Russia International Festival at the Mikhailovsky Garden in St. Petersburg May 26, 2011.

Stalin buses may appear on Russian streets

May 5, 2011 Russia Today TV Channel
Buses bearing portraits of Joseph Stalin may appear in several Russian cities as the country prepares to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany on May 9.

A call from Skolkovo

April 29, 2011 Elena Kukol, Rossiyskaya gazeta (translated by RT.com)
The Swedes will help Russian cities save up to €7 million a year.

An intermission

April 28, 2011
Participants relax during an intermission in the Open Competition among ballet colleges of St. Petersburg.

Indian sailors drill in St.Petersburg

April 15, 2011 Combined report
The Indian sailors and officers in Russia will undergo four months of theoretical training followed by practical training.

The wild cat gone missing?

November 24, 2010 Svetlana Sorokina, RIR
India joins 12 other countries in a mission to save the tiger.

Peterhof marks anniversary with fireworks and lasers (video)

September 20, 2010 RIA Novosti
The estate outside St. Petersburg celebrated its 350th anniversary by closing out its fountain season with a spectacle of music, dance, water and light.