Leningrad – Nevsky Prospect – 1955 from sonobugiardo on Flickr.
White night in St Petersburg by ErikAnna on Flickr.
A great view of the sunset over Peter and Paul Fortress and the Neva river in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Some 30 commuter and long-distance trains were delayed, while many passengers on St. Petersburg’s subway – the world’s deepest – had to walk along the tunnels and up the escalators to get out.
Traffic lights were off on Nevsky Prospekt, the city’s central avenue, causing traffic jams. Almost half of the city, which has a population of 4.5 million, was left without water supplies.
via Power blackout paralyzes St. Petersburg for over an hour (Update 1) | Russia | RIA Novosti.
The controversial Okhta Center has received approval from the St. Petersburg government to start construction. St. Petersburg governor, Valentina Matviyenko, signed a document allowing for an exemption to the long-standing rule that limits buildings in the St. Petersburg center to a height of 100 meters. The building, when completed, will be the tallest in Europe. Plans call for the tower to be finished in 2013.
Links:
Okhta Center official site
BBC: Architects reach for Russian sky
Inhabitant: Gazprom Tower Gets Green Light and Will Be Tallest Building in Europe
Wikipedia entry on the Okhta Tower
Nurse with a six month old baby at State Pediatric Medical Institute in Leningrad – 1940s. Courtesy of The New York Public Library.
Here are some photos from Victory Day 2008 in St. Petersburg. These are photos of the parade on Nevsky Prospect. Thanks to Jarod Zartman for sharing these photos.
St. Petersburg amateur photographer Victor Radziun has posted a series of photos which show the beauty of the indian summer (babye leto) that parts of northwestern Russia experienced as September came to a close. His pictures are from the historic park in Pavlovsk, a small town near St. Petersburg.
Autumn Light by Victor Radziun
Babye Leto by Victor Radziun
Slavianka River by Victor Radziun
Bridge over Slavianka River by Victor Radziun
