LocationLeningradskaya Oblast, Russia.
Dialling code7.
Population4.7 million (estimate 2006).
Time zoneGMT + 3 (GMT + 4 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).
Electricity220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temperatures- 7°C (- 13°F).
Average July temperatures21°C (70°F).
Annual rainfall457mm (18 inches).
LanguageIntroductionRussian, the official language, can be difficult
for Westerners to read as it is written in Cyrillic script. It is, however, worth taking a bit of time to learn the letters as it will make any time spent in Russia much easier. For example, the indecipherable PECTOPAH can be transliterated into RESTORAN, giving a much better indication that this is a place to get a meal. Russian has a lot of similarities to other Slavic languages, and to a degree they are mutually comprehensible, especially Ukrainian. English is not very common in St Petersburg; it is usually only spoken by those in business or in the tourist trade.
Phrases
Yes -
DaNo -
NyetHello
- ZdrástvuityeGoodbye -
Do svidanyaPlease -
PazhawstaThank you -
SpassíbaMy name is … -
Minya zavoot …How are you? -
Kak vi pazhivayetye?I’m very well -
U minya xarashoI feel ill -
Ya bolyen (male) /
ya bolna (female)
How much does it cost? -
Skolka stoyit?Do you speak English? -
Gavaritye pa anglisski?I don’t understand -
Ya ne panimayuWhere is …? -
Gdye …?Entrance -
VxotExit -
VíxodDanger -
ApásnostOpen -
AtkrityClosed -
ZakrityToilets -
TualyetDoctor -
VrachHotel -
GastínitsaRestaurant -
RistoránBeer -
PeevaWine -
Vine Menu -
MinúToday -
Sivay ánTomorrow -
ZavtraMonday -
PanedyélnikTuesday -
Vtesday Wednesday
SryedáThursday -
ChetvyérkFriday -
PyátneetsaSaturday -
SuobrdaySunday -
VaskresyényeOne -
AdeenTwo -
DvaThree -
TriFour -
ChetíriyeFive -
PyatSix -
ShestSeven -
SyemEight -
VosyemNine -
DyévyatTen -
DyésyatTwenty -
DvátsetThirty -
TrítsetForty
- Sorty Fifty -
PyetdesyátSixty -
ShistdyesyátSeventy -
SyémdyesyatEighty -
Vightysyat Ninety -
Divyansyat One Hundred -
StoOne Thousand -
Tísicha
Cost of Living:10 Russian Roubles (Rb10) = £0.22; US$0.34; C$0.40; A$0.48; €0.25Currency conversion rates as of January 2009Special Events:Farewell to the Russian WinterFebruary-March
Folk concerts and sleigh rides.
Throughout the city
MaslenitsaMarch
The start of Russian Lent, celebrated with feast of blinis at homes and restaurants across the city.
Musical Spring in St PetersburgApril
International classical music festival.
Various venues
Dyen Kosmonavtiki (Cosmonauts Day)April
Celebration of Russia's role in space exploration.
Throughout the city
Victory DayMay
Crowds gather at Piskarivskoye Memorial Cemetery to pay tribute to the victims of the Nazi blockade.
Dyen Goroda (City Day)May
Major festival with fireworks, concerts and much merrymaking.
City center
St Petersburg Beer FestivalJune
Begins with a parade down Nevsky prospekt and ends with a fireworks display, accompanied by lots of drinking.
Throughout the city center
Festival-festivaley (Festival of Festivals)June
International film festival.
Cinemas throughout the city
Byeliye Nochi (White Nights)June-July
Throughout the city, especially Palace Square, Peter and Paul Fortress and Yelagin Island.
Baltic House International Theater FestivalSeptember-October
Gathering of actors, clowns and pantomime artists from across the Baltic region. Theaters across the city.
Russian Winter FestivalDecember
Concerts and fireworks.
Throughout the city
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