Former coach Dick Advocaat said no to Zenit St. Petersburg for their May 25 Legends Match celebrating 100 years of club history. He must work with the Curacao national team for five games during one month, he explained. The team faces matches in the Gold Cup tournament in America. Advocaat hopes Zenit fans enjoy the special celebration without him.
Advocaat led Zenit from 2006 through 2009 with great success. The team won the Russian championships under his leadership. They also captured the UEFA Cup against European rivals. Later, he coached the Russian national squad between 2010 and 2012. Sports watchers note that current Zenit players perform very badly this season, with little chance of winning another championship.
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According to Russian Museum officials, visitors can enter the Summer and Mikhailovsky Gardens starting May 1. Workers finished all spring drying tasks before reopening these spaces to the public. Staff removed winter coverings from marble statues throughout both locations. Tulips, daffodils, and crocuses add color with their blooms across the grounds. The gardens welcome people daily after completing seasonal maintenance.
The Summer Palace of Peter I also opened its doors on May 1 for the season. Guests can tour this historic building between 11 AM and 7 PM most days. The palace stays closed every Tuesday for regular upkeep. Museum workers prepared both indoor and outdoor areas for the spring rush of tourists. Families and art lovers...
Museums across St. Petersburg opened their summer hours on May 1. St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood will stay open later for visitors through September 30. From six PM until half past nine PM, people can tour these famous places without guides. The ticket windows close at nine PM, which marks the cutoff time for new visitors.
Museums close every Wednesday for maintenance. St. Isaac's Cathedral offers something special with its observation deck. The colonnade remains accessible until half past nine PM all week long. Staff let the last guests climb up until nine PM sharp. The Peter the Great Botanical Garden also switched to longer summer hours for plant lovers.
Moscow expects more than 20 world leaders for the Victory Parade, said presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov—Chinese President Xi Jinping and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico plan to attend. Leaders from Azerbaijan, Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Cuba, Palestine, Republika Srpska, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will also come to Russia for the event.
India and Mongolia have not confirmed if their leaders will join the parade. US President Donald Trump will not travel to Moscow on May 9. According to Zvezda news, America might send Secretary of State Marco Rubio instead, but the White House has not made any official statement about this. EU diplomatic...
St. Petersburg officials pushed back repairs for the Ozerki metro station on the Moscow-Petrogradskaya line. Mayor Alexander Beglov shared this news during the Petersburg Novy Vzglyad program. He said the station can safely operate longer than they first thought.
The city had planned to shut down Ozerki this year, but changed course after meetings with transit experts. Workers are currently upgrading several other stations across the metro system. Frunzenskaya closed June 1, 2024, and will stay shut until spring 2027. Park Pobedy station renovations will start in June 2025.
The decision helps riders who depend on Ozerki for daily travel. Many locals expressed relief at keeping their regular routes open through this year. Transit...
Russians face steep price hikes for outdoor cooking as shashlik costs climb across the country. Turkey shashlik prices jumped the most with a 14.5 percent rise to 932 rubles per serving, according to the Russian Food Union data reported by EurAsia Daily. Pork versions cost 776 rubles after a 4.9 percent increase, with chicken options at 398 rubles following a 2.4 percent rise.
Based on Center for Strategic Research figures, larger family-size portions hit wallets even harder. A 3.5 kg beef package costs 3045.4 rubles, lamb costs 3539.5 rubles, and red fish costs 4747.3 rubles. Even vegetable options like tomato shashlik cost at least 945 rubles for a 3.2 kg portion.
The price tag for a complete picnic meal with bread, potatoes...
St. Petersburg fountains run still during daytime hours but come alive with movement at set times each evening. The city just turned on five more fountain displays. Workers started the first fountains in April, and May 1 marked the start date for additional musical light shows, according to 78.ru news.
The new water features include one at Moskovskaya Square and others at Torgovaya Square in Peterhof, the Tic-Tac-Toe display in Sestroretsk, near Gostiny Dvor in Kronstadt, and at Lenin Square close to Finland Station. These musical fountains need extra setup time because they use more advanced technology than regular ones. They operate in regular mode throughout the day before switching to their special dancing routines at scheduled...
Police are searching for a Chitungwiza kombi driver who caused a crash last August. McDonald Magwenzi, 37, last lived in Unit M, Seke or Magwenzi village near Chivhu. The accident happened at Seke Road and St Patrick's Road in Hatfield.
Magwenzi drove a Nissan Caravan southbound around 9 p.m. He tried to pass cars when he hit others and hurt three passengers. He ran away after the crash and remains missing. Anyone with tips can call ZRP Hatfield or other police numbers.
Police also need help naming a dead man from an April 14 crash. A South African truck hit him at New Chitungwiza Road and Forbes Road around 10 p.m. He died right away. His body is at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital Mortuary.
A dancer finds his marriage falling apart after he sees love messages between his wife and someone using her uncle's phone. Munyaradzi Mutizasora, 38, who performs with Deverengwena Jazz Band, claims his wife, Eurita Chitsiko, 45, was involved with her uncle, John Kasava. Eurita denies dating her uncle but admits another man used John's phone to contact her.
She argues that Munyaradzi never paid the bride price during their 13-year relationship, making him just another boyfriend. After learning about the messages, Munyaradzi removed her things from their home. Eurita reported him to the police, saying she took household items as payment for the missing bride price.
The uncle denies any romance with his niece. He claims he knew about...
