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LILLIPUTIAN LUSTER

This gorgeous miniature is part of the Faberge exhibition on at the Manezh exhibition hall to celebrate 150 years since the master of the ornate's birth.

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE GUIDE

Prokofiev's son a normal artist walking his own road
Oleg Prokofiev, son of the legendary Russian composer, conductor and pianist Sergei Prokofiev, was in town last week for the conductors' competition named in honor of his father...

Complex egos fuel band in war on pop
Local tunesmiths Oedipus Complex released their debut album "Egoism" on CD this month...

Jewish library fell victim to Stalin's war on religion
The library, founded in 1878, once held the largest collections of Hebrew books and manuscripts in St Petersburg...

A century of creativity
Artists, composers, poets and conductors from all over the world have converged on St Petersburg to celebrate the fifth annual festival "From the Avant Garde to Now".

Green films hit town
Environmental film makers and experts from around the world converge in St Petersburg for a film festival aimed at raising interest in ecology.

Russian copyright law failing to deliver


WHAT'S ON GUIDE

Petersburg Gig Guide

Rock & Jazz Venues

Classical Program

Dramatic Program

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Blini cafe a tasty Soviet relic


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