10:41 St. Petersburg bans opposition rally set for day after election
Authorities in St. Petersburg have banned opposition coalition The Other Russia from holding a "dissenters' march" in the city center on March 3, the day after the country's presidential election.

10:20 Medvedev’s Teacher To Head University
The head of St. Petersburg State University, Lyudmila Verbitskaya, retired early this week and will most probably be replaced by Nikolai Kropachyov, the head of the University’s Law Department.

10:11 Zenit survive Spanish scare
Nine-man Zenit St Petersburg survived a scare against Villarreal as they progressed on away goals following a 2-2 aggregate draw.