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ON-LINE VISIT TO THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM
ON-LINE VISIT TO THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM
While being unable to visit the Hermitage due to Covid-19
you can study the vast collection of this museum on-line at www.hermitagemuseum.org
SHROVETIDE FESTIVAL IN PETER AND PAUL FORTRESS
SHROVETIDE FESTIVAL IN PETER AND PAUL FORTRESS
On March 1, the first day of spring, shrovetide festival with concerts, folk entertainments and traditional Russian blinis will take place in Peter and Paul Fortress, the birth place of St.Petersburg.
XIX INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL MARIINSKY
XIX INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL MARIINSKY
XIX International Ballet Festival Mariinsky will take place in St.Petersburg on March 11-22 in 2020.
ST PETERSBURG POPULARITY AMONG TOURISTS
ST PETERSBURG POPULARITY AMONG TOURISTS
More than 10,4 million tourists, including 4,9 million foreigners visited St. Petersburg in 2019, which is 26,8% growth compared to 2018.
ST. PETERSBURG ANTI-CORONAVIRUS HEADQUARTERS
KUSTODIEV EXHIBITION IN ST.PETERSBURG
On February 21 KGallery is opening an exhibition of Boris Kustodiev’s works from private and museum collections. The exhibition will work till April 26.
ST. PETERSBURG ANTI-CORONAVIRUS HEADQUARTERS
ST. PETERSBURG ANTI-CORONAVIRUS HEADQUARTERS
The operational headquarters for controlling and preventing the spread of coronavirus infection in St. Petersburg was established in St. Petersburg.
HALF A CENTURY IN 100 ANATOLIY BOLDIN’S PHOTOGRAPHS
HALF A CENTURY IN 100 ANATOLIY BOLDIN’S PHOTOGRAPHS
100 black-and-white and colour photographs embrace the period between 1957 and 2010 of Russian history. Anatoliy Boldin is one of the oldest Moscow photographers and reporters who travelled across the country and captured life “as it was”. One can visit this exhibition in the ROSFOTO Museum and Exhibition Centre February 7 – March 29, 2020.
SHROVETIDE 2020
SHROVETIDE 2020
Shrovetide starts in Russia on February 24. As always there will be a lot of festival events for the whole
TUCHKOV BUYAN
TUCHKOV BUYAN
The winner of the competition for the best project of “Tuchkov Buyan”, a new cultural and entertainment center in St. Petersburg, will be announced on February 4.
JOSEPH BRODSKY APARTMENT MUSEUM
JOSEPH BRODSKY APARTMENT MUSEUM
Joseph Brodsky aparment museum opens in the house where the poet lived: in Liteiny Prospect in St. Petersburg on May 24, 2020.
