15:53 Gazprom-City Renamed Okhta Center
The Gazprom-City development has been renamed and will be funded differently, Gazprom chairman Alexei Miller announced in St. Petersburg on Friday, although a controversial skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of the plan looks set to stay.

15:11 Berlin Offers Up Window on Schizophrenic Tale of Two Cities
St. Petersburg was duly present at the world’s biggest travel fair, the 41st ITB, that took place in Berlin from Mar. 7 through Mar. 11.

14:52 Public Transportation Love-Hate: Notes From Underground St. Petersburg
At least four different kinds of public transportation cross St. Petersburg, Russia, on a daily basis. But if you really want to experience the Russian soul, you have to take the metro - luckily, it's also the easiest to use in the city.