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St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and served as the capital of imperial Russia for two centuries.

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Putin with men to his right and to his left; they are facing him and his palms face down

Russia and Africa, weapons for resources

Arms trade will be in focus as the second Russia-Africa summit opens in St. Petersburg. Who ultimately benefits most?
PoliticsJuly 28, 202301:30 min
Russian President Vladimir Putin attending the plenary session of the second Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, flanked by two other men

Russia-Africa summit kicks off in St. Petersburg

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered free grain to six African nations hit hard by rising food prices.
PoliticsJuly 27, 202303:05 min
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Russia is hosting 17 African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg
BusinessJuly 27, 202312:32 min
A young woman in a pullover sits on a bench in a courtroom in Moscow

What we know about St. Petersburg bomb suspect Darya Trepova

Russia released a confession made by Trepova, who allegedly killed pro-Kremlin military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky.
PoliticsApril 6, 2023
Emergency service vehicles arrive at the scene of an exposion at a cafe in St. Petersburg

Russian police arrest suspect in St. Petersburg blast case

Police have detained a suspect in connection with the blast that killed a leading war blogger in a cafe on Sunday.
Law and JusticeApril 3, 2023
Investigators and members of emergency services work at the site of an explosion in a cafe in Saint Petersburg

Russian war blogger killed in St. Petersburg blast

The explosion at a cafe in Russia's second-largest city also injured more than a dozen other people.
CrimeApril 3, 2023
A passenger plane of the S7 Airlines at St Petersburg's Pulkovo International Airport

Russia: Flights resume to St. Petersburg after air shutdown

Domestic flights headed for St. Petersburg had been turned back to their destinations before traffic was resumed.
PoliticsFebruary 28, 2023
Smolninskoye councilors holding a public session in early March 2022

St. Petersburg district councilors accuse Putin of treason

Lawmakers from a district council are openly opposing Putin's war.
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2022
Anneliya Garifulina and Ruslan Bobrik

Istanbul: Popular destination for Russian dissidents

Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has prompted thousands of people to leave Russia. Istanbul is a popular haven.
PoliticsJuly 2, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Russia: Putin defends war, calls for investment

President Vladimir Putin said Western sanctions would not succeed and urged business leaders to invest in Russia.
PoliticsJune 17, 2022
A woman wrapped up in a blanket sits with her luggage at Poland's Medyka border crossing

Ukraine rejects corridors that lead to Russia

Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia's top diplomats are set to meet later this week. Follow DW for the latest.
ConflictsMarch 7, 2022
An official carries the Champions League trophy on to the pitch at the 2021 final

UEFA moves Champions League final to Stade de France

UEFA has stripped Saint Petersburg of the Champions League final hosting rights following the invasion of Ukraine.
SoccerFebruary 25, 2022
Netherlands supporters with a rainbow flag during the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament

UEFA bans rainbow advertising at Euro 2020 quarterfinals

UEFA has asked Euro 2020 sponsors to refrain from using rainbow-colored advertising at two quarterfinal venues.
SportsJuly 3, 2021
German naval officers stand in a line on a dock next to a U35 submarine

Could Russia hack German navy and NATO subs?

The newspaper Bild claims that German subs are navigating the globe with Russian hardware that could be open to hacking.
ConflictsMarch 28, 2021
Police stand guard during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg

Russian police officer apologizes to protester

After Saturday's pro-Navalny rallies, one officer has apologized for a particularly shocking incident in St. Petersburg.
PoliticsJanuary 26, 2021
Champions League Gruppe F l Zenit Saint Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund 1:2 Jubel

Disjointed Dortmund ride their luck in Russia to top group

Borussia Dortmund were not at their free-flowing best but sealed their path in the Champions League as group winners.
SportsDecember 8, 2020
Firefighters are dispatched to hospital after a fire broke out at a St Petersburg hospital

Russia: Hospital ventilator fire kills at least 5

Several patients being treated for coronavirus have died after a ventilator caught fire, Russian news agencies say.
CatastropheMay 12, 2020
A picture shows the damaged train carriage at Technological Institute metro station in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2017.

St Petersburg metro bombers sentenced to jail

A Russian court has sentenced 11 people to jail for their roles in a 2017 terror attack.
Law and JusticeDecember 10, 2019
Champions League Final, Mai 2012

Report: Munich to host 2022 Champions League final

Saint Petersburg has been chosen for the 2021 final and London's Wembley Stadium in 2023, according to UEFA sources.
SportsAugust 30, 2019
Yelena Grigorieva with police

Russia arrests suspect in LGBT+ activist killing

Russian police claim "personal" reasons, rather than hate, were behind the murder of LGBT+ activist Yelena Grigorieva.
CrimeJuly 25, 2019
LGBT+ rights activists carry rainbow flags at a rally in St. Petersburg, Russia in May 2013

LGBT+ activist killed in Russia

Fellow campaigners said she regularly received death threats, but St. Petersburg police failed to act on the reports.
Human RightsJuly 23, 2019
Mourners pay respects to late Russian sailors

Russia buries navy officers killed in sub fire

Following a fire on a Russian nuclear submarine, Russian authorities laid the bodies of 14 naval officers to rest.
CatastropheJuly 6, 2019
DW Euromaxx 23.03.

A Signature Dish from St. Petersburg

It may look like an accident, but it’s a success story: a dessert called Mama’s Favorite Flowers.
LifestyleMarch 23, 201903:56 min
A ceremony to commemorate the victims of the WWII Siege of Leningrad takes place at St Petersburg's Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery, their mass grave site, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the siege

Russia marks 75 years since Leningrad siege

More than a million people died of hunger, cold, disease or from Nazi bombardments during the World War II siege.
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2019
Euromaxx Ambiente

Saint Petersburg Apartment

Euromaxx gets a look behind the walls of a listed 19th century building in Saint Petersburg.
CultureSeptember 12, 2018
DW - Euromaxx Onlinebilder 05.09.2018 - St. Petersburg

A stylish apartment in St Petersburg

A look behind the walls of a listed 19th-century building in St Petersburg.
LifestyleSeptember 6, 201804:33 min
The Crystal Serenity cruise ship in the Bering Sea on her way to New York City in 2016

Container ship trials thawed Arctic sea route

The Danish container ship will bring a cargo of fish from East Asia over the Arctic to the Baltic in a first test.
BusinessAugust 24, 2018
St. Petersburg Swim 2018

Swimmers take the plunge in St. Petersburg's Neva River

More than 600 swimmers jumped into St. Petersburg's Neva River and circled the city's historic Peter and Paul Fortress.
SportsAugust 12, 20184 images
Russland Roter Platz in Moskau

Russia's most beautiful destinations

Golden domes, white nights, deep blue lakes, wide steppes — there is a lot to discover outside the football stadiums.
TravelJune 13, 201812 images
Manchester Coach Roberto Mancini entlassen

Roberto Mancini to become Italy coach - reports

Roberto Mancini is set to become the new head coach of the Italian national team, according to reports in Italy.
SportsMay 1, 2018
The US consulate in St. Petersburg

Russia announces tit-for-tat expulsions of Western diplomats

Russia says it will expel foreign diplomats in line with the number of Russian envoys expelled from other countries.
PoliticsMarch 29, 2018
Global 3000 Russland Korruption

Russian corruption case faces court battle

One of Russia's wealthies men, Vladimir Litvinenko, sues Transparency International over allegations he is corrupt.
BusinessMarch 16, 201803:09 min
Fußball Europa League RB Leipzig - Zenit St. Petersburg

Europa League: RB Leipzig stagger past Zenit

RB Leipzig have reached the last eight of the Europa League after a 1-1 draw with Zenit in St.Petersburg.
SportsMarch 15, 2018
DW Fokus Europa Russland Kontraste

A country of contrasts in Russia

Russians who live in the provinces have fewer economic opportunities.
SocietyMarch 15, 201804:18 min
Fußball Europa League RB Leipzig - Zenit St. Petersburg

RB Leipzig win but late free-kick gives Zenit hope

A late free-kick gave Zenit St Petersburg a valuable away goal in a match which RB Leipzig had otherwise controlled.
SportsMarch 8, 2018
Crocodile found by Russian police

Crocodile find surprises Russian police

Police in Russia searching for a weapons cache in St. Petersburg have made a strange find.
LifestyleJanuary 20, 2018
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Russian police raid Navalny's campaign HQ

Russian authorities have seized "computers, laptops and printed materials" at the campaign headquarters.
PoliticsJanuary 18, 2018
Police officers stand guard outside the supermarket in Kalinina Square after an explosion in St. Petersburg

Russia arrests St. Petersburg bombing suspect

Russian security services have announced the arrest of a suspect in the bombing of a St. Petersburg supermarket.
TerrorismDecember 30, 2017
A policeman stands guard near a supermarket after an explosion in St Petersburg

Putin calls St. Petersburg blast terrorist attack

The Russian president said a supermarket explosion in the country's second-largest city was an "act of terror."
PoliticsDecember 28, 2017
St Petersburg - Explosion in Supermarkt

Bomb injures several people at St. Petersburg supermarket

The shrapnel-laden homemade explosive device wounded at least 10 people in St. Petersburg, Russia's second city.
TerrorismDecember 27, 2017
Trump and Putin at Vietnam APEC-Gipfel

Putin thanks Trump for helping foil attack on St. Petersburg

Putin has thanked his US counterpart for supplying intelligence to Russia's security body on an "Islamic State" cell.
PoliticsDecember 17, 2017
Russland Leninstatue in St. Petersburg

The spirit of the Russian Revolution

100 years after the October Revolution, more and more young people feel unhappy in Russia.
SocietyNovember 2, 201704:47 min
dw_stories Oktoberrevolution St. Petersburg

The October Revolution in St. Petersburg

100 years after the October Revolution, the city of St. Petersburg in Russia still shows traces of the historic moment.
PoliticsOctober 20, 2017
Russia evacuations after bomb threat

Russia gripped by bomb threats

A wave of hoax bomb threats has been sweeping through Russia. What is behind the telephone calls remains a mystery.
TerrorismSeptember 14, 2017
Eduard Khudainatov

Ex-Rosneft boss reportedly tied to mafia

A Russian broadcaster believes there are dubious connections between the country’s largest oil company and the mafia.
PoliticsAugust 25, 2017
Russian naval ships on the Neva River

Russia, NATO flex muscle

Russia has shown off its naval might, as US troops lead military drills in NATO-candidate Georgia.
PoliticsJuly 30, 2017
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum | Wladimir Putin

Putin on climate deal: 'Don't worry, be happy'

There is still time to agree on climate, Russian President Putin has said on the US pulling out of the Paris accord.
ConflictsJune 2, 2017
SPIEF flags

Putin, Modi talk business at St. Petersburg forum

The two leaders have have met at the St. Petersburg economic forum, as Moscow looks to burnish a fragile recovery.
BusinessJune 1, 2017
Russland Krestovsky Fussballstadion

Questions remain as Russia gears up for Confederations Cup

The 2017 Confederations Cup kicks off in St. Petersburg in a month's time, but will they be ready in time?
SportsMay 18, 2017
DW Euromaxx Hostel

Hostels with style  

Hostels now have much more to offer than bunk beds - as St. Petersburg's Soul Kitchen demonstrates. 
CultureMay 15, 2017