http://www.sitebits.com/russia/ Russia en Copyright &copy; 1999-2009 Gromco, Inc. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:32:56 EST Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:30:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com Although the construction of the new passenger port in St.Petersburg is far from finished (in fact, it won't be finished until at least 2011), the first cruise liner, the 292-meter long Costa Mediterranea, docked at a recently completed terminal on September 10th... Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2008/first-cruise-liner-docks-in-st-petersburg-1812155.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:30:00 EDT A small art gallery in St. Petersburg, Anna Nova is well hidden but it's well worth the trek to find this diamond in the desert... Karina http://www.sitebits.com/2006/anna_nova_gallery.html Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:50:00 EST Pick your St.Petersburg café carefully. You are where you go drink (coffee). Karina http://www.sitebits.com/2006/cafes_imitate_life.html Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:48:00 EDT We Russians just don't know when to stop. Most people would consider this mental peculiarity a drawback. We, on the other hand, are proud of it (that's because we don't know when to stop being proud either). <br><br> This sweeping generalization applies equally to alcohol consumption and building skyscrapers. For proof, one needs to look no further than the "Moscow City" project that has been under development for the past decade. Many an architectural rendering has been discarded during this timespan - only to be replaced by drawings of towers that are bigger, better, badder. And more "Moscow". (Like Moscow actually needs vertical growth). <br><br> Last year, SiteBits <a href="http://www.sitebits.com/2005/moscow-federation-tower.html">wrote about the "Federation Complex"</a> - two towers of 340 and 240 meters respectively. This year, this already feels too short. We need another tower and we're talking at least 600 meters... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2006/moscow-in-foster-care.html Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST <img alt="Ice House" class="leftill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/ice-house-tile.jpg"> What do you do if you're a Russian architect wishing to please your tsar? Why, you build an ice palace in the Palace Square, of course! This architectural technique has been used, to varying degrees of success, at least twice in the past three hunred years. We're happy to report that the most recent application did not yet result in any decapitations or torn out tongues (the first one did). Yet for some of us, waiting outside for 2 hours with the Russian winter in full swing may be the modern day equivalent of these severe punishments. <br><br> Puzzled? Read the explanations and see more pictures of the Ice Palace in the article. Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2006/ice_house_st_petersburg.html Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST <img alt="Moscow Federation Tower" class="leftill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2005/moscow-federation-tower.jpg"> Construction began today in <a href="http://www.sitebits.com/russia/moscow/">Moscow</a> on the site of what is to become the tallest European skyscraper. </p><p> The "FEDERATION" complex will include two towers, measuring 340 and 240 meters respectively and will be part of "Moscow-City" - a gargantuan multi-building project that has been under development for over a decade now. </p> <p>The possibility that the new towers (and not the Kremlin) may soon become the standard "postcard" view of Moscow is bothering many. Not us. http://www.sitebits.com/2005/moscow-federation-tower.html Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST