It served the expatriate community, tourists, and Russians interested in an international perspective on local and world affairs.

[1] The editorial staff tweeted that the situation was connected with the economic crisis in Russia and current legislative environment.

The newspaper was founded by New Zealand writer Lloyd Donaldson (7 November 1963[3] – 26 of June 2010) and Russian novice entrepreneur Gregory Kunis.

[4] In May 1993 the publishing house has released the first issue of the newspaper The St. Petersburg Press.

[5] The paper temporarily suspended publication after December 2014 due to worsening economic conditions in Russia and the staff were given paid leave in January 2015.