Christopher Ward Norman is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the original lead singer of the English rock band Smokie (1964–1986), which found success in Europe in the 1970s. "Stumblin' In", a 1978 duet with Suzi Quatro, became a big hit in the United States and Europe. The single Midnight Lady also became an international hit. In the 1990-2000s he toured the countries of Eastern Europe. It is most popular in the Baltic countries.
The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg is the regional parliament of Saint Petersburg, a federal subject of Russia. It was established in 1994, succeeding the Leningrad Council of People Deputies (Lensovet).
The Scarlet Sails is a celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia, the most massive and famous public event during the White Nights Festival every summer.
The Potseluev Bridge is a bridge across the Moyka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The name of the bridge spurred numerous urban legends. The panoramic view of Saint Isaac's Cathedral that opens from the bridge makes it a popular subject of artists paintings.
Kanonersky Tunnel is a tunnel under the Sea Canal in the Kirovsky District of Saint Petersburg. The tunnel provides a link between Kanonersky Island and Dvinskaya Street on Gutuevsky Island.
ARKA Gallery is an art gallery located at 6 Bolshaya Morskaya Street in the historical center of Saint Petersburg City, Russia. ARKA Gallery specialized in contemporary and modern Russian and foreign painting and fine art legacy of the Leningrad School artists of 1930–1980s.
Geek Picnic is the largest European open air festival dedicated to popular science, modern technology, science and art.
Pulkovsky meridian Municipal Okrug is a municipal okrug in Moskovsky District, one of the eighteen low-level municipal divisions of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 43,259, down from 46,515 recorded during the 2002 Census.
The Consulate-General of the United Kingdom in Saint Petersburg was part of the diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in the Russian Federation, before it was closed down in 2018. It was located on Lafonskaya Street in Tsentralny District.
Nargiz (Nargiza) Pulatovna Zakirova is an American-Uzbek singer. She won the Russia's Golden Gramophone Award in three consecutive years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Artmuza is a contemporary art gallery and a creative space in Saint Petersburg on Vasilievsky Island in Russia. Since 2013, it has been at the location of the former factory of musical instruments "Muzdetal".
Elektroforez is a Russian synth-pop group, founded in Saint Petersburg in 2012 by Ivan Kurochkin and Vitaly Talyzin.
Mokhovaya Street is a street in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The avenue runs from the Chaykovskogo Street to Belinskogo Street for approximately 920 m. The street has high socio-cultural value due to numerous historical buildings and monuments of the 18th-20th centuries.
The Fontanka Embankment is a street in Saint Petersburg that follows the course of the Fontanka from its origin as it diverges from the Neva River up to its confluence with the Great Neva. In 1762–1769 the general plan of city development was developed by the State Special Committee, headed by Aleksei Kvasov. Following this plan, in the 1780s the shores were embanked in granite by architect Giacomo Quarenghi. The Fontanka Embankment was used as a border of Saint Petersburg central part.
The Anthem of Saint Petersburg is the municipal anthem of the Russian federal city of Saint Petersburg since 2003. The music was composed in 1949 by Reinhold Glière, and the lyrics were written by poet Oleg Chuprov in 2002.
Alexander Arkadyevich Kobrinsky is a Russian literary critic, opposition politician and lawyer. Doctor of Philology, professor. Ex-deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg of the 5th convocation (2011–2016), assistant to the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg Boris Vishnevsky.
"OYDA" is a song by Russian artist Oxxxymiron, released on 16 September 2022.
Maxim Valerievich Shubarev is a Russian entrepreneur, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Setl Group holding, and vice president of the Self-Regulatory Organization "Association of Builders of St. Petersburg."
The 2024 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election will take place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Alexander Beglov is running to a second term in office.
