The West often criticizes us for the fact that we constantly talk about losses, saying that we should finally ‘calm down’. I ...

Nevsky prospekt, St. Petersburg’s main thoroughfare, ... The German Army laid siege to Leningrad from September 1941 until January 1944. Hundreds of thousands of inhabitants starved to death.

Nevsky Prospekt Bathed in the sunlight of a late Russian autumn, the “Venice of the North” looks like an oasis of calm. But political discontent still stirs.

The Nevsky, Leningrad’s principal street, ... Set somewhat back from the Nevsky Prospekt, there is an arcaded building bearing a marked resemblance to St. Peter’s, in Rome.

In a stunt typical of his unpredictable behaviour, Durov in 2012 showered high-denomination notes on pedestrians from VK's headquarters on top of a historic bookstore on Saint Petersburg's Nevsky ...

In a stunt typical of his unpredictable behaviour, Durov in 2012 showered high-denomination notes on pedestrians from VK's headquarters on top of a historic bookstore on Saint Petersburg's Nevsky ...

In 2006, having just graduated from the University of Saint Petersburg, Durov launched VKontakte (VK), attracting users even while its founder remained a shadowy figure.

The defenders of Nevsky Pyatachok daily repelled 12-16 enemy attacks, while each day Germans were dropping some 50,000 bombs on them. According to various estimates, some 100,000 people died there.