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Top 5 St Petersburg photo spots

The "Venice of the North", as St Petersburg is often titled, offers many opportunities to the budding photographer, from the…

Learning a language: 5 ways to stay motivated

Learning a language is not an easy to thing to do, it isn't something somebody else can do for you…

The Best of Russian Slang: What the Fig?

So you’ve heard some basic Russian slang words, and maybe even used some yourself. But what comes next? As you…

How to Small Talk in Russia

The best thing about learning Russian is probably that you will be able to communicate with locals in their mother…

Russian Classics: 5 Books Set in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg is known as the cultural capital of Russia. As art and culture goes hand in hand with literature,…