Tonight. December 25. Ded Moroz's Parade

• 17:30 - 18:40 Ded Moroz's parade along Nevsky Prospekt. Starting point: Ploshad Vosstaniya, Destination: Dvortsovaya Ploshad (Palace Square)
• 18:30 - 19:10 The ceremony of lighting the New Year tree on Dvortsovaya ploshad  
• 19:10 - 20:30 Ded Moroz's New year ball at Dvortsovaya ploshad

FREE HUG FLASHMOB is going to take place in St-Petersburg on the National Hug Day January 21, 2012. National Hug Day was founded in the Unites States of America in 1986 and is now celebrated internationally on January 21 each year.

Here is a list of the best ice skating rinks in St-Petersburg:

RUSSIAN NEW YEAR'S is not your ordinary New Year holiday. It is a holiday that lasts for two to three days. It is filled with partying, drinking, family, friends, loved ones, and a lot of food. Since Christmas is not widely celebrated in Russia, New Year's takes up two holidays. Russians are usually given seven to ten days off to rest and celebrate. If one is fortunate enough to celebrate New Year's in Russia, then one will have a hard time remembering what happened in the two or three days one spent during this celebration. =)

ST-PETERSBURG is home to a singularly unique feat of architecture that is, perhaps, not rivaled anywhere else around the world. The city of St Petersburg is composed of islands and connected by BRIDGES. Boasting over 300 bridges, St-Petersburg is rightfully called the Venice of the North or the City of Bridges. When taken as a whole, the bridges built here make up the spectacular sight commonly called the "standing bridges".

RUSSIAN CUISINE is not a very well known internationally. The Russian diet usually consists of soups, potatoes, meat, cabbage, and bread. But that does not mean that Russian cuisine is boring and plain. Russians are very clever people, especially with their cooking. Walking around the streets of St. Petersburg, you can find a small stand, café, or Russian restaurant on almost every corner. The main dishes of Russian cuisine are: borscht, blini, golubtsi, vareniki, pelmeni, and bubliki. Usually, every meal in Russia is served with bread. Russian black bread is a personal favorite of many. If one ever has the chance to try any of these dishes, they will be very satisfied.

St. Petersburg is a city in which hosts two spectacular sport clubs. ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG is the love of the city. It is a football club in which you will find scarves, banners, and the emotion of this club in the people daily (watch the video of an amazing graffiti featuring Zenit in St-Petersburg Metro) The second club is SKA St. Petersburg. SKA is the hockey club of the city in which hosts several ex. NHL stars. These two clubs give the people of the city something to look forward to, as well as they unite the people always. 

As an American citizen coming to Russia for the first time, over three years ago, I experienced CULTURE SHOCK firsthand. Therefore, I believe that it is necessary to explain to all those who are interested in travelling to St. Petersburg the differences in the people, city life, and quite simply overall culture in St. Petersburg. Petersburg is a fantastic city that everyone should see at least once in life. But one should prepare for a bit of culture shock!

If you are fortunate to visit the great city of St. Petersburg, then you must check out the clubs scattered around the city. Russians know how to party and do it well. You will find the most beautiful girls in every club you step foot in around the city. Clubs in St. Petersburg are usually hosted by a great dj, include the hottest and newest music, and are stylish inside. Face control is rampant in many clubs, so if you go to a club in St. Petersburg, be sure to look your best and put on some make up. Some of the greatest clubs are located around Nevskiy Prospect, where the music, alcohol, and fun begin around 10pm, and ends around 6 am. Russians are great partiers, and if you are fortunate to get into a great club, you will remember your time there for a long time. Here are some of the best-known and hottest clubs around St. Petersburg

Russians are usually portrayed in cartoons or comics for their excessive alcoholic drinking along with other stereotypes, but one thing that Russians are not depicted internationally is for their rich language. The Russian language is full of different words, synonyms, and adjectives that cannot be found in several other languages. But, the first thing a person wants to learn when studying a foreign language is CURSE WORDS.