Fireworks in St. Petersburg to Mark Leningrad Blockade LiberationFireworks will thunder over the Neva River on the evening of January 27 to mark the 82nd anniversary of Leningrad's liberation from the Nazi siege. The display begins at 21:00 from the Big Beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Dim Torches on Rostral Columns ExplainedOn the Day of the Lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, the Rostral Columns on the spit of Vasilyevsky Island were lit, but the flame seemed unusually weak to residents.
Son publishes mother's siege note from LeningradDuring the siege of Leningrad, Maria Smirnova kept a note with the dates of her parents' and brother's deaths. Her son Victor has now made this document public.
Parents clear snow at kindergarten in central St. PetersburgParents of kindergarten No. 83 on Malaya Sadovaya Street had to clear snow and ice themselves due to the inaction of the management company. The area was put in order only after attracting public attention.
Eternal Flame lights Lakhta Center tower on siege remembrance dayOn January 27, the Lakhta Center tower will become a symbolic Eternal Flame to honor the 82nd anniversary of Leningrad's liberation from the siege. A special illumination will be activated in the evening.
Social Evening for Entrepreneurs in YaroslavlImage stylist Elena Patrikeeva, author of the project 'DNA of a Successful Woman,' announced the meeting. The event is scheduled for January 28 at the restaurant 'Vanilla Sky.'
Freezing hamlet residents near Volgograd beg for heatHeating has been partially cut off for a week in the hamlet of Medvedev due to boiler house issues, leaving residents to endure nighttime temperatures of -19°C (-2.2°F).
Power outage strikes Pechengsky District in Murmansk RegionA brief power outage occurred today in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Region, according to the regional operational headquarters. The damage at a substation is being repaired, with restoration expected within an hour.
