Denis Simachev is perhaps the most interesting contemporary Russian fashion designer. Taking his inspiration from old school USSR style, 90s gangsters, and modern high life heroes from Russia, he successfully mixes the concepts together producing cutting edge, provocative, sexy, and often funny clothes. For example, his recent Summer 2007 collection was recreating the atmosphere of the popular Soviet resorts of the 80s: Black Sea and Sochi. Men wearing newspaper hats, leather jackets, shabby shorts, and trashy tops, all immaculately cut and fitted. The t-shirts had the slogan "???? ???????", which means "Nothing Sacred". Take a look at the fashion show video here:



The most recent collection explores the world of gangsters and crime.

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Some new additions to the St Petersburg guide have just been put online. Firstly the entertainment section has been revamped, updated and expanded. The newest member of the Way to Russia team, Denis Nemchitsky, has written a whole bunch of reviews of the most trendy clubs and bars in the northern capital. Check out the fully updated St Petersburg entertainment section here.

And to be sure you don’t miss anything that’s happening in St Petersburg or Moscow, whether it’s at a club, theater or museum, Denis is also listing every event worth knowing about on the Way to Russia What’s On calendar.



Also just added is a complete guide to the sights of St Petersburg with an interactive map to show you where they are. It features stacks of information about all the most famous sights and a few lesser known ones as well. Plus there are plenty of pretty pictures there. Click here to take a virtual tour through the Venice of the north, courtesy of Way to Russia.

And, of course, the St Petersburg guide still features stacks of information about accommodation and loads of practical advice, with more updates soon to come. If you have any comments or suggestions for future updates please leave them below. Your feedback is very helpful for us.