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Mick Jagger clearly enjoyed the Petersburg crowd.  (Photo: fontanka,.ru)
30.07.2007   St. Petersburg News

The Stones rolled over Palace Square

St. Petersburg. Satisfaction for 40,000 – that was the result of the concert event of 2007: The Rolling Stones played Palace Square. And the pension-age rockers pumped out the decibels.

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A stroll along the Neva – the classic start to a tour of Petersburg. (photo: ld/rufo)
23.07.2007   St. Petersburg News

The first steps on hallowed soil

This is your first time in Petersburg? Then it’s something to treasure, because nothing is more beautiful and memorable than the first moment of acquaintance with a new place. All the more so if it is St. Petersburg.

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