On summer nights in northern Russian it stays so bright that it’s hard to believe it’s not daytime. This natural phenomenon is called “White Nights,” and it lasts anywhere from several ...

This is a time when St Petersburg is at its most lustrous, when zhizni radost – the peculiarly Russian brand of joie de vivre – is irresistible. White Night revelling starts in May ...

Russian beauties-turned-New York socialites ... something “more opulent” from the mise-en-scene. Director of the White Nights Foundation Princess Kristina Kovalenko flitted about in a full ...

It was a full scale event and strangely moving to behold against the light sky of the Russian city’s white nights phenomenon that runs from late May through July. This year, crowds for the World ...

Maas, but instead a 150-year-old Russian novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Published in 1848, White Nights is set in St. Petersburg, Russia during the summer, when the evenings are known as “white ...

During the past decade, however, Russia’s booming economy has rejuvenated St. Petersburg, and the White Nights have become more lively. Russian entrepreneurs have poured money into new bars ...

Photos by Frederica Dunn Our Baltics cruise began in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a two day stop in the city of “White Nights.” This profoundly Russian City of St. Petersburg was conceived by Czar Peter ...

During the past decade, however, Russia’s booming economy has rejuvenated St. Petersburg, and the White Nights have become more and more lively. Russian entrepreneurs have poured money into new ...