The governor of the Leningrad Region, Alexander Drozdenko, expressed his opinion on Finland’s accession to NATO to Daily Storm. He believes that Finland will suffer greatly from joining NATO, because the Finnish economy is too closely connected with the Russian one. “The decisions [on joining NATO] that they have made today — they may not
Russia may renegotiate the lease of the border Saimaa Canal with Finland in the event of its accession to NATO. Such a decision is not excluded in the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The Saimaa Canal is considered the most important transport artery in Finland. The navigable channel between Lake Saimaa in Finland and
Participation in the 25th anniversary St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) was confirmed by representatives from 69 countries, including the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Japan, China, and India, Roscongress reports. “I am sure that the SPIEF will fully demonstrate new opportunities in the new world, since every year it unites, in addition to state
On February 13 and 14, the Tsarskoye Selo Museum-Reserve will open free access to the Catherine and Alexander Palaces for visitors with the names Valentin, Valentina, and Lyubov (“love”). People with one of these three names will be given a free ticket at the ticket office upon presentation of an identity document. This action is
Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg served 18.1 million people in 2021, which is 65.4 per cent more than the same indicator in 2020, when, according to the Federal Agency for Air Transport, 10.9 million people were transported. As reported, on domestic flights, 15.5 million passengers out of 18.1 million people were served, which is 28
The Russian multinational energy corporation Gazprom is discussing with the authorities of St. Petersburg the construction of the 555-metre-high Lakhta Centre 3 skyscraper. “In order to further develop the public and business district around the Lakhta Centre, the concept of the third skyscraper is presented. With its appearance on the coast of the Gulf of
The traditional New Year’s “Dedmorobus” (“Fatherfrobus”) was launched in St. Petersburg. The bus that carries Father Frosts around the city is made in a retro style and decorated with multicoloured garlands. Father Frosts from the festive orchestra will arrange concerts for the townspeople, as well as give gifts and take pictures with those who wish.
The new universal nuclear icebreaker “Siberia” went on sea trials, according to the press service of the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg where the vessel was built. Первый серийный универсальный атомный ледокол проекта 22220 «Сибирь» покинул достроечную набережную Балтийского завода и взял курс на Финский залив, где приступит к выполнению программы заводских ходовых испытаний pic.twitter.com/oXpC4SFjjU
In the match of the 9th round of the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup held at the Gazprom Arena stadium in St. Petersburg, the Russian national team beat the Cyprus team with a score of 6:0. As specified, the score in the match was opened in the 4th minute by Alexander Erokhin. In
On Friday, August 27, a series of souvenirs with the theme of the city was presented in St. Petersburg. The ‘Kunjut’ studio worked hard on the design of the new collection, and the idea was proposed by the ‘City Tourist Information Bureau’, forpost reports with reference to the tourism committee. It is noted that shopping
Gazprom has changed the place of registration of its head office that was previously in Moscow on Nametkina Street. Now the PJSC Gazprom is registered in St. Petersburg in the building of the Lakhta Centre at Lakhtinsky Prospekt, 2, Site 3, Building 1, RBC reports. The company officially announced the change of address on its
On July 25, 2021, the Main Naval Parade was held on Senate Square and in Kronstadt, St. Petersburg. The solemn event was hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, fontanka reports. The parade in honour of the 325th anniversary of the Russian fleet began at 11 am. More than 50 ships, submarines and vessels took part
The ‘Ecolines’ Latvian carrier resumes regular bus service between the Finnish capital, Helsinki, and St. Petersburg from July 15, 2021, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the company’s representative Andrei Volkov. It is reminded that there has been no regular bus service between the cities since April 2020. Now, according to the numerous wishes of
