The main museum complex comprises six buildings, including the Winter Palace, which was the home of the czars for almost 200 years. It finally opened to the public in 1852, and since then has been ...

(250129) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People watch the unfurled Palace Bridge which is illuminated in red to celebrate the Chinese New Year in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 29, 2025.

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate ...

The nine-day winter carnival in Quebec City is steeped in tradition that goes back more than 100 years. A big part of that is the ice palace – the headquarters of the festival's representative, ...

In mid-January, authorities in several Russian regions restricted or cancelled winter bathing on Epiphany, an important date for Russian Orthodox Christians. Some believers like to mark the ...

However, during the almost 3-year war, Russian forces have persistently attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure to plunge the country into darkness and exhaustion during the winter months.

In connection with the 250 th anniversary of the Pavlovsk Palace and Park Ensemble to be marked in 2027, the Government was instructed to set up an organising committee to prepare and hold the ...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in an official welcoming ceremony for delegations' heads at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024. MAXIM ...

MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has authorised Armenian investment fund Balchug Capital's purchase of Goldman Sachs' unit in Russia, a government decree published on Friday ...

It is indelicately called winter vomiting disease, and it begins suddenly, often with an explosive vomit that then repeats itself. Norovirus can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea at the same time ...

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