Opposition Groups Cry Foul

Look
The St. Petersburg Times

The Moscow Zoo

is a 21.5-hectare (53-acre) zoo founded in 1864 by professor-biologists, K.F. Rulje, S.A. Usov and A.P. Bogdanov, from the Moscow State University. In 1919, the zoo was nationalized. In 1922, the ownership was transferred to the city of Moscow and has remained under Moscow's control ever since.

Mammoth Found by Boy Arrives in City for Tests

look
The St. Petersburg Times

The Alexandrinsky Theatre

The Alexandrinsky Theatre rivals the Fyodor Volkov Theatre in Yaroslavl as the oldest Russian national theatre. It was founded on 30 August 1756 by a Senate decree signed by Elizabeth of Russia to play Fonvizin, Lukin, Racine, Molière, Beaumarchais, Voltaire, and Derzhavin.

Visions from the Roof

The Kiosk

The monument to the defenders of Leningrad sky

The Coffee-mobile

The Payphone

Kazan: Russia’s Third Capital City

The St. Petersburg Times
By Khristina Narizhnaya