Situated on the city’s main thoroughfare, Nevsky Prospect, this iconic building and symbol of Russia’s northern capital was designed by a former serf. Photographs by William Brumfield Like the ...

Lori / Legion-Media The Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan is one of the best-known symbols of St. Petersburg. Inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, it was built in 1811. RBTH remembers some ...

The Moscow District Military Court has sentenced 18-year-old English teacher Evgeny Yefimov to five years at a maximum security prison for plotting to blow up the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg in ...

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says it’s detained seven ISIS members in St. Petersburg who were planning to stage an attack on December 16. One of the suspects later announced that his group ...

ST.PETERSBURG, August 9. /TASS/. The Moscow District Military Court on Thursday sentenced an English language teacher to five years in jail for plotting a terror ...

Russia s second-largest city, Saint Petersburg, is a wonder in itself. It brings together a fine blend of history, culture and architectural brilliance. The fact that it is an important port on the ...

I'm a late entrant to St Petersburg and, with less than two full days here, a fairly brief guest. They say a year isn't enough to see the Hermitage museum, let alone the rest of this grand city, but ...

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