Blogger responds to criticism after Vladivostok videosA blogger from St. Petersburg who moved to Vladivostok has publicly addressed the criticism she received after posting videos about life in the Far Eastern city, stating that her opinion remains unchanged.
Bogomolov Comments on MHAT School-Studio Graduates' LetterKonstantin Bogomolov, in an interview with Izvestia, for the first time spoke out about the collective appeal from graduates calling for the cancellation of his appointment as acting rector.
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.
