15:37 Hopper’s highway
Dennis Hopper, the American actor, director and artist, was in St. Petersburg last week to open an exhibition of his work at the State Hermitage Museum.

13:58 Mariinsky II Back on Track, Costs ‘Optimized’
Construction work on the Mariinsky Theater’s new building, known as Mariinsky II and planned as an additional, modern theater to run alongside the Mariinsky’s historic venue, will finally begin fully in July.