Nevsky Prospekt finally ends at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, constructed under Peter the Great in 1710 to shelter the relics of the patron saint of St. Petersburg. Main attractions along Nevsky ...

Vibrant, traditional, and modern, Russia’s two major cultural centers represent centuries of the country’s rich and turbulent ...

The Peter and Paul Fortress is where St. Petersburg was founded. Peter the Great commissioned the building ... also houses the remains of centuries of Russian czars and their families.

In total, several high-speed highways are planned to be launched in Russia. It is expected that new lines will connect Moscow with St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Adler, Ryazan and Minsk. Sberbank — ...

Supporters cast Putin, who Russian pollsters say has approval ratings of above 85%, as a savior who pushed back against an arrogant West and put an end to the chaos which accompanied the 1991 ...

The Lakhta Center business tower — the headquarters of Russian gas giant Gazprom — in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is pictured on March 7. Photo: Reuters The commission would also next month propose a ...

Putin said that he first knelt in prayer during the 2002 Nord-Ost Moscow theater crisis, when Chechen militants took over 900 people hostage. More than 130 hostages were killed. “I don’t feel ...

A formation of primary school students takes part in a "Great-grandchildren of Victory" parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Vladivostok, Russia ...

MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russian state development bank VEB plans to provide around 3.5 trillion roubles ($42.74 billion) in funding for joint projects with Chinese businesses, VEB head Igor ...

(250504) -- ST. PETERSBURG, May 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People watch tugboats performing with their water cannons in the waters of the Neva River during the Icebreakers Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, ...