I can’t believe I didn’t share this earlier.  This is my primary source:

Афиша is a fantastic magazine that keeps you up to date on the creative happenings in St Petersburg (they have magazines for other Russian cities as well).  Film, Music, Restaurants/Bars, Fashion, Art, Games and Interviews.  It comes out every two weeks and I’ve eagerly awaited each issue, hungry for more.  Unfortunately there are few arts magazines here in Petersburg compared to other cities, but it seems that the people at Афиша do a good job of keeping a consistent and fresh format that clearly focuses the reader’s attention on the content rather than the magazine itself (Russian publications get so easily bogged down with Russian’s love for going over the top) and they cater to various tastes. Check out their website.

As I mentioned in my previous post (in Russian), there are a number of things that I have suddenly started to love while living here in Russia.  Most of them are particular to Russian life (particular Russian dishes, ways of dressing) and I have suddenly developed a need for them.  A new habit of mine is to obsessively read on the metro, common for most people here, and Афиша is great reading material.  Not only do a learn a lot about what is going on in this city, I learn new words that I wouldn’t find in a text book, look cool reading it (oh so artsy!) and feel satisfied with my metro ride.

Keep your finger on the pulse.  I think (and hope) Russia is about to embrace creative change in a big way.