In Russia’s northern city of St Petersburg, the few brief weeks of White Nights and sun-filled summer days are an intoxicating time. By day, locals revel in the heat of the outdoors; by light ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia June, 25, 2010 -- On a recent Saturday night in mid-June, the banks of St. Petersburg's Neva River were packed. Mostly young people armed with drinks, mingled with couples ...

Petersburg's only roof movie theater opens late at night. There you can watch European films in the original language, while wrapped in a blanket and with a glass of wine. (4 Aptekarsky Pr., +7 ...

Hidden Cafés and Rooftop Ballet: How to Celebrate St. Petersburg’s White Nights, Russian Style. By Ashley Schneider. June 23, 2016. Save. Save. All products ... white night air.

The Good. St Petersburg has undergone more name changes than your average KGB spy. The city was known as Petrograd when, in October 1917, it found itself at the epicentre of the Bolshevik ...

Between May and June the sun never fully sets in the northern Russian city, and locals gladly take this opportunity to revel in the day’s heat and the light-washed nights.