13:12 World of words
Now in its seventh year, the well-established Summer Literary Seminars event branches out to include a Russian-language workshop. This summer, SLS will launch a new section of the seminars for Russian writers and poets.

12:40 Putin elected Honorary Citizen of Petersburg
President Vladimir Putin was elected Honorary Citizen of St.Petersburg on Wednesday. The city parliamentarians passed this decision at a meeting of the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.

12:18 Russia's second city catches up to Moscow
After 15 years of playing second fiddle to Moscow's booming, post-Soviet capitalism and explosive residential real-estate market, this grand city is beginning to catch up.