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It is amazing that it is possible to hold onto aerodynamically perfected trains such as the "Sapsan" (photo: RZD)
05.04.2011   St. Petersburg News

Two stowaways caught hanging on outside the Sapsan

St Petersburg. Two young people, who wanted to travel on this original and also dangerous way from St Petersburg to Moscow, but they did not travel far. They had tied themselves up between two carriages of the "Sapsan".
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The beautiful agent was not quite as outspoken at the Yusupov Palace in St Petersburg.
30.03.2011   St. Petersburg News

Ex-spy in a new role: Charity is fashionable

St. Petersburg. Anna Chapman, the beautiful ex-spy puts her efforts into a new venture: In St. Petersburg, she participated at an auction for blind and visually impaired children for whom she has set up a charity fund.
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The new sightseeing double-decker buses cannot be overlooked (c/o rosbalt)
02.06.2008   St. Petersburg News

A new view of St Petersburg with double-decker buses

St Petersburg. Sightseeing City Tours offering the best view, flexible time tables and guided tours in all of eight languages – the Mayor wants to offer this service with brand new double-decker buses.
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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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