17:39 Exploiting Russian Backwardness
Russia lags behind most the developed world in Internet development but investsment opportunities in St. Petersburg in particular remain vast.

17:30 Off-Plan Hunger Strike Ends
A group of local investors in off-plan residential property developments, or dolshchiki as they are known colloquially in Russian, ended a week-long hunger strike on Sunday after an apparently fruitless meeting with City Hall officials.