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St. Petersburg becoming more and more popular destination for foreign tourists in recent years. This contributes to favorable foreign exchange rate. Number of tourists coming from China increased most notably.
Nuclear-powered icebreaker "Arktika" was launched on June 16, 2016 in St. Petersburg. After the completion, the new icebreaker will be the most powerful in the world. Icebreaker is built at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. The icebreaker of the same name already existed in 1972 - 2008.
The dimensions of the atomic icebreaker "Arktika" (Project 22220):
Where tourists go on vacation in the summer of 2016? According to current projections, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe this year will be Greece. If the forecasts will be correct, then Greece could receive up to 25 million foreign tourists in 2016.
Today in St. Petersburg will be held the day the restaurant. On this day, everyone can open his own restaurant one day. You can show off your culinary skills. St. Petersburg city administration said participation in the event шы illegal.
Most of the participants violate several laws. This illegal business. For doing business need to draw a lot of documents, you need to register an entrepreneur, and pay taxes.
Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg entered into the world list of top tourist attractions Travelers Choice in the category "Top 25 Landmarks" by TripAdvisor site. The rankings are based on feedback from site visitors. The Church is particularly popular among foreign tourists. A visit to the Cathedral is part of a program of most of the tour groups.
Bicycle rent points started to operate again in St. Petersburg in April 2016. Bicycle rent stations was suspended in winter.
City rental bicycles network has about 90 stations. You can take a bike from any station, to get to your destination and return the bike at any station.
To use the rental bike you need to register on the site, buy a ticket and make down payment. Detailed instructions are available at every rental bike station.
Ice Hockey World Championship 2016 will be held from 6 to 22 May in Russia in the two cities. Competitions will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Championship Matches will be held in two arenas:
"VTB Ice Palace" in Moscow (the nearest metro station - Avtozavodskaya).
Circus “Na Fontanke” (Цирк на Фонтанке) began operating after renovation in St. Petersburg. Opening of the Circus on Fontanka will be held December 18 2015. The renovation of the building began in mid-2014 and lasted for about 1.5 years. During the repair was carried out a great amount of work: fortified foundation, walls repaired, rebuilt the dome, renovated interiors and upgraded amenities. The circus also regained its historical name - Circus Ciniselli.
Stockmann will sell its stores in Russia. This company was forced to losses and the weakening of the ruble.
Sales of the Stockmann department store in Russia amounted to about 240 million euros and an operating loss of 26 million euros in 2014. The company currently has seven stores in Russia (5 in the Moscow region, one in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg 1), as well as a logistics center and administrative and support prdrazdeleniya. The Stockmann in Russia has about 2300 employees.
We are against paid roads! These words these days can often be seen on heavy vehicles in the news on TV in Russia. So truck drivers expressed their disagreement with the introduction of fares on roads on for trucks with permissible maximum mass exceeding 12 tones in Russia.
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