14:00 Mariinsky To Close Next Year
The famous sea-green building which has been home to the Mariinsky Theater since 1860 is closing for a major renovation in Jan. 2007 and will reopen in May 2008, said the company’s artistic director Valery Gergiev.

13:51 Memorial gravestone in memory of Turkmenistan's heroes erected in St Petersburg
The inauguration of a memorial gravestone in memory of Turkmenistan's heroes who lost in the battle for Leningrad on the Leningrad, Volhovsk and Karelsk fronts was one of the remarkable events of celebration of the 61st anniversary of the Great Victory.