Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd, then Leningrad, is a city situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. It is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow. With over 5.3 million inhabitants as of 2018, it is the fourth-most populous city in Europe. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject.The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May [O.S. 16 May] 1703, on the site of a captured Swedish fortress. It served as a capital of the Russian Tsardom and the subsequent Russian Empire from 1713 to 1918. After the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks moved their government to Moscow. Read More
Anett Kontaveit claimed her fourth straight indoor title by pulling off a comeback win over Maria Sakkari in a nearly three-hour St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy final on Sunday. ...
The number seven seed Jelena Ostapenko will meet the number two seed Anett Kontaveit in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy semi-finals after they each prevailed in tricky quarterfinal meetings on Friday. ...
The International Testing Agency on Friday confirmed that fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was tested positive for a banned heart medication in December. ...
Actor and singer Rromeo who fell into a one-sided love penned a song narrating his madness towards his true love in 2019, which has transformed into a blockbuster music video 'Tera Fitoor' and has already crossed 34 million views on YouTube and still ...
