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Cossacks ride to rescue in crime-ridden St Petersburg
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AS ST PETERSBURG prepares to bury the remains of the last Tsar,
Nicholas II, another piece of imperial history is about to make a
come- back on the city's streets: mounted Cossacks.
The city's new police chief is planning to introduce Cossack
patrols, hoping that their ancient reputation for ferocity and
brilliant horsemanship will drive villains out of the parks and
streets of Russia's former capital.
The St Petersburg police department yesterday confirmed that its
boss, General...
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St Petersburg seeks return to imperial glory Moscow furious as Putin pours public cash into his home city to spur cultural revival
The Sunday Telegraph London
; ST PETERSBURG is to be restored to its pre-revolutionary glory with the help of pounds 250 million in public funds and an innovative scheme in which individuals and organisations sponsor monuments for repair. Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, who was born in St Petersburg and was its deputy
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Special Supplement: St Petersburg - Pushing The Boat Out - Foreign Corporations Are Already Moving Into St Petersburg But The City Is Trying To Make Itself Even More Attractive Through Investor-friendly Tax Policies, Simpler Bureaucracy And Better Infrast.
The Banker
; Byline: JULES STEWART By the end of 1999, St Petersburg had overcome the crisis of the previous year that affected the entire Russian economy. The years 1999 to 2005 brought steady growth in business activity in the industrial, investment, construction, transportation and communications sectors.
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Special Supplement: St Petersburg - St Petersburg Aims High - Russia's Most European City Is Attracting More Investment, Through Its Trade Links, Port Facilities And Range Of Successful Industries, Writes Jules Stewart.
The Banker
; Byline: JULES STEWART The G8 summit held in St Petersburg in July was an endorsement of the city's status as Russia's fastest growing economic and business centre. Russia's old imperial capital, which has already been declared a Unesco world heritage site, underwent a complete facelift prior to the
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Travel Special: Around the world in 365 days: Quiet revolution St Petersburg is coming in from the cold. Go now to watch the future unfold, says Christian Broughton
The Independent on Sunday
; I'm expecting dancing Cossacks, costumed babushkas, stuffed bears and samovars. So when I arrive at the "Russian-themed" restaurant, I am shocked. Could this really be the right place? A series of simple, vaulted dining-rooms with rendered walls, antique mirrors, bare floorboards, pine tables and
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The Thornton Woollen Mill, St. Petersburg.
History Today
; Catching a tram from the less salubrious end of Nevsky Prospekt in St Petersburg and travelling southwards through suburbs, where the colourful Baroque edifices of the city centre fade to more monotonous shades of industrial grey, there is a stop just as the road bends to run alongside the river
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