Like the whole of Russia, Saint Petersburg has huge income inequality. But who are the super-rich of the City on the Neva? The Saint Petersburg based business newspaper Delovoy Peterburg maintains a...
Posts by George Shelton
Moscow is huge and quite polluted. But what about the city's tap water? Is it safe to drink or should you stick to bottled water during your stay in the Russian capital? In this blog post are my...
As one of Russia's top tourist destinations, Saint Petersburg has the infrastructure to receive large groups of foreign tourists. Since these foreign tourists are on average more wealthy than the...
Even though I am fluent in Russian myself, I think I have a good perspective to write this blog post. Whereas older people in Russia often don't speak English, young Russians, say 30 and...
Let's be honest: it's hard to find a good supermarket in the centre of Saint Petersburg. Outside the centre? Pozhaluysta, huge ones. But not inside. Inside you got cheap super markets. I'm not...
Anybody who is remotely interested in football knows, Zenit Saint Petersburg has a very strong team and is working hard to become a more consistent European force. No matter the reason of your visit...