When Vladimir Putin steps down as Russian President after eight years in office, he'll be remembered for making massive changes within his country.
But one issue that's shown little sign of improvement is racial attacks. Violence leaves dozens of people dead every year and injures many more. A recent Amnesty International report went so far as to described racist violence in Russia as "out of control."
In the second of our special reports on the state of Russia, Al Jazeera' s Jonah Hull visited Vladimir Putin's home city, St Petersburg.
The Wayfarer Mark Ames heads to St. Petersburg and tries to explain why it's so special. This is the second part of his visit to the city and the focus this time is on cultural life.
Mark Ames heads to St.Petersburg this weekend, to show you what makes this city so special. In his own inimitable way, Ames gets to the root of things with a mixture of humour and insight. There are two parts to this episode in the "Wayfarer" special report series.
Police officers with box cutters showed up where St. Pete's tent city residents had moved and set up. The cops slashed their tents to the ground as residents watched in shock. Now one homeless group is moving to label St. Petersburg as the 'meanest city in the nation.' Video by Tina May.
http://stpeteforpeace.org/tentcity.html
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, attended this year by President Dmitry Medvedev, brings together the world business and political elite to discuss key economic issues facing Russia and the world. Traditional participants include presidents, prime ministers, heads of government and ministers from a number of countries, as well as the international business tycoons and editors from leading global media publications.
The deals signed at the 11th International Economic Forum recently held in Russia's St. Petersburg amount to $US 13.5 BLN. The organisers hail the event as a great success, but the forum's importance has gone beyond Russia's economy.
Probably not many people play Hitman 2: Silent Assassin anymore, especially with the release of Hitman: Blood Money. Nonetheless, I felt like making videos showing techniques to getting Silent Assassin ranks on the Hitman 2 missions. This movie is of Mission 2: St. Petersburg Stakeout. PS, the quality is rather low I believe, and so I don't think the subtitles I added are easy to read. I'll fix that issue in the next movie I make.
Here's part 1 of 7 featuring coverage of the ABC team challenge event held at Seminole Lanes in St. Petersburg, Florida. The contestants featured in these clips include Todd Minotti, Doug Becker, Brad Briggs, Lenny Biondi, Dennis Raukauskas, Storm Devincent, Ted Thompson, Mike Augustyniak, David Spoor, Tony Juliano, Rick Sotis, Mark Scime, Dwayne Podgorsky, Dan Saile, and Hooking Bob Handley!
t.A.T.u. perform live at the Peterburgsky Arena in St Petersburg for the third full size gig on the Dangerous and Moving Tour 2006.
Part 1: Intro, Lyudi Invalidy, All About Us
*edit* The DVD was meant to come out in september 2006, but for unknown reasons it's still postponed *end edit*
