Eurovision 2009: venue will be in St.Petersburg??

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This is an unconfirmed story but the All Kinds of Everything blog reveals that the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest may be held in Peterburgsky in St.Petersburg, Russia.

More about the venue here.
Venue's official website (In Russian).


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  1. AnonymousSunday, May 25, 2008 4:53:00 pm

    st'petersburg is a far more interesting city than moscow for eurovision 2009 to be held in, especially for Foreign tourists! Museums, palaces, amazing night life! It's just a must see city of russia!

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  2. AnonymousSunday, June 01, 2008 10:08:00 am

    I agree, and its also closer to my home :)

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