St. Petersburg (dpa) – The Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin was a true son of St Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city and former capital. “I love you, Peter’s creation,” he once wrote of his home ...

If you're visiting St. Petersburg in the summer, the Peterhof Palace & Garden is an absolute must-see. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peterhof was the brainchild and summer palace of Peter the Great.

The tsars are remembered for their lavish palaces – monuments of decadence that encouraged peasants and factory workers to take up arms in the Russian Revolution. But Peter the Great, the tsar who ...

Though it's located about 20 miles outside St. Petersburg proper, the Catherine Palace and Park certainly merits a visit by anyone in the area, especially enthusiasts of elaborate and fanciful ...

St. Petersburg is a city dipped in gold. Walking through St. Petersburg will make you feel as if you have traveled back to a more lavish and opulent age. Palaces, museums, churches and government ...

St. Petersburg's short but colorful history comes alive in its buildings. The Russian city celebrated its 300th anniversary last year, making it younger than Boston and just a tyke compared to the ...

Crowds of people fled Palace Square in St. Petersburg this evening after an emergency evacuation was sparked hours before New Year's Eve celebrations begin. The iconic area, which connects the Nevsky ...

This mansion once belonged to one of the Russian Empire 's richest aristocratic families, but became infamous as the scene of a bizarre murder in 1916 committed by the young owner. One day in December ...

This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2023 shows the Palace Bridge illuminated in red to celebrate the Chinese New Year in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua) This photo taken on Jan. 21, ...