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- CULTURE & LIFESTYLE GUIDE
- St Petersburg Yuletide tight with Nutcrackers
Tchaikovsky was disappointed with public reaction to his Nutcracker, little realizing he had created a masterpiece that would endure long after his death.
- 'Get involved' election concerts rock the voters
The national program "Vklyuchis!" ("Get Involved"), whose aim is to attract youth to take part in the elections through organization of rock concerts and disco nights, will stage two events in St Petersburg on December 15.
- Dutch master admires and adores the female form
Four paintings from the Dutch modernist master Kees Van Dongen have flown north from the Tel-Aviv Art Museum to visit their brethren in the State Hermitage.
- Lutherans work to turn a swimming pool back into a church
The "Petrikirche" (Peter church), on Nevsky Prospect, founded under the auspices of Peter the Great to serve the mainly Lutheran German minority in St Petersburg is undergoing a renaissance after serving as a swimming pool for 30 years.
Everyday sunshine and fun in Thailand
If St Petersburg's ice is getting too much and you are planning a holiday in the sun, Thailand could be the place. LLOYD DONALDSON reports.
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- Rock & Jazz Venues
- Classical Program
- Dramatic Program
- RESTAURANT REVIEW: Unfathomable good taste Russian style
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13
Fish Fabrique: Film with English subtitles, "Delicatessan" (France, 1992) 7pm. (5,000 R)
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