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Retired Michigan teacher released from Russian prison believed he would never be freed

Stephen Hubbard said that only on journey from Moscow to St Petersburg did he believe he was ‘going somewhere’

The Guardian - US · Oct 30

Russia strikes Kyiv with three cluster-warhead ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy says

The latest Russian bombardment of Ukraine's capital came just hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg, underscoring the stark contrast between Washington's renewed diplomatic efforts and Moscow's continuing attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Euronews · Oct 22

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims Kyiv’s Starlink access has been restored but bats away Musk question

Ukrainian military sources say they are yet to see any change in satellite internet speeds

The Independent UK · Oct 22

Ukrainian forces strike St Petersburg and Leningrad region

It comes as Zelenskyy said Russian forces had targeted Ukraine's energy sector in strikes on four regions on Saturday night. He said attacks on residential buildings had also left two people dead and 12 others reportedly injured.

Euronews · Oct 18

Putin's war for the history books: Dmytro Kuleba speaks to France 24

The Bronze Horseman, the iconic equestrian statue in Senate Square in St Petersburg, was commissioned by Catherine the Great in honor of Peter the Great, the city's founder. The pedestal of the statue bears a laconic dedication, "To Peter the First, Catherine the Second, 1782". Does Putin want to be…

France 24 · Oct 3

Kanye West Fans Are Reeling as Sold-Out Saint Petersburg Concerts Officially Cancelled in Russia

Ye's sold-out concerts in St Petersburg have been cancelled after weeks of uncertainty over the venue. Organisers said ticket refunds would become available on 12 October.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2

Kanye West’s controversial concerts in Russia have finally been cancelled

According to the Moscow-based organizer Say Agency, the controversial rapper's two October dates in St Petersburg have been cancelled. Russian media states that the decision was made by the authorities, who are reportedly investigating the organizers for alleged fraud.

Euronews · Oct 1

Russia quietly modernises bomb shelters in Moscow and St Petersburg

Tens of millions of roubles have been allocated for repairs to shelters across Moscow districts and St Petersburg metro stations as Ukrainian drones struck another Russian refinery on Sunday, as the Kremlin's all-out war in Ukraine continues well into its fifth year.

Euronews · Sep 22

Florida music hall that hosted Louis Armstrong, closed in 1968, reopens after renovation

St Petersburg’s historic Manhattan Casino has reopened after a four-year, $4.8 million renovation. Built in 1925, the Florida venue once hosted Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles and B B King. Closed since 1968, the two-storey building has now returned as a city-owned event space in the historic Deuces neighbourhood.

The Times of India · Sep 21

Quote of the Day by Fyodor Dostoevsky: ‘All men are divided into ‘ordinary’ and ‘extraordinary.’ Ordinary men have to live in submission, have no right to transgress the law…’

Quote of the Day from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment frames the novel’s exploration of extraordinary individuals as a profound moral question: can some transcend the law? Raskolnikov’s theory divides people into ordinary and extraordinary, suggesting a few might stand beyond conventional rules. Yet his brutal acts become a grim…

The Economic Times · Sep 19