In the early weeks of the war, prison authorities told top guards there would be no restrictions against violence.

A Russian musician who repeatedly condemned Russia's war on Ukraine mysteriously "fell" out of a window, marking the latest ...

"According to tentative information, the permanent population of St. Petersburg reached 5.646 million people as of January 1, 2025. The population has increased by 48,000 people, or 0.9%, from January ...

Venus glowed brightly on a clear night sky over Saint Petersburg, Russia. Footage shows the heavenly body shining above the ...

A Russian musician who opposed President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine reportedly plunged to his death during a police ...

Vadim Stroykin, 58, plunged to his death from the 10th floor of his St. Petersburg apartment building on Wednesday after cops ...

Students try Chinese calligraphy during the ninth Chinese New Year School Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb. 3, 2025.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim ...

Explosions were reported on board an oil tanker believed to be used by Russia's "shadow fleet," docked in Ust-Luga in northwest Russia, near President Vladimir Putin 's home city of St. Petersburg.

A well-known Russian musician has become the latest critic of Vladimir Putin to commit suicide by falling from a window after ...

Near the Russian Museum in the Admiralteysky District is a collection of luxury hotels, including the Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg, the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe and the SO ...

A court in St. Petersburg released a 19-year-old anti-war activist from pretrial detention on Friday, though she remains ...