Direct speech

Elena KRUNINA, entrepreneur: “We have a catastrophic situation for entrepreneurs, sellers, loaders and their families. Since April 25, we have been penalized, we are told that we are outside the law. For some reason, the new authorities decided that the city did not need us. The agreement that we had to remove our tents from the market on Vokzalnaya Street before May 1 does exist, but there is a clause in it according to which the city authorities should consider the possibility of the market remaining in the old place. Now all our tents have been swept away, for the last month we have not stood for a single day. You want to cover everything. We agree with you that there is “Shanghai”, but we are not given the opportunity to put everything in order.”

According to the PAI, May 17. The comment was made during a meeting of the Pskov authorities with an initiative group of entrepreneurs from the Kolkhoznik mini-market closed on May 14.

Yan Luzin, head of the administration of Pskov: “It is very good when the residents have an active position, they correctly say that water does not flow under a lying stone, but we live in a state of law and one of the principles of a lawful state is the observance of laws. Temporary trade was allowed on the site of the Kolkhoznik market, the end date of which was clearly limited. In order to prevent a blow to small businesses, they began to negotiate with traders at the Kolkhoznik market, first an agreement was reached with them that they would work in their previous places until the New Year, then this period was extended until May 1. We went for it, despite the fact that no rent was received from your activities, despite the fact that the costs of garbage collection on the territory also fell on the city. We bore these costs by cleaning up your garbage for you... If we agree with you, we will choose a place where you can build a civilized platform... Holding rallies and pickets is not a constructive approach to resolving the issue. Someone deliberately provokes entrepreneurs to such rallies. There are people who want the result, and there are people who are interested in the process.”

According to the PAI, May 17. The comment was made during a meeting of the Pskov authorities with an initiative group of entrepreneurs from the Kolkhoznik mini-market closed on May 14.

Nadezhda ORLOVA, and. O. head of the executive committee of the Pskov regional branch of the United Russia party: “It's funny, but the regional branch of MGER in the Pskov region is not very well developed - shoemakers, as usual, without boots. So in the near future, among other things, we will think about how the Young Guard can deploy in the region. Of course, first of all, we are waiting for proposals from the Young Guards themselves. I will repeat my call of the end of 2006: we need young people with initiative, we need leaders, we need individuals!”

According to the website of the public movement "Young Guard" ER ", May 14.

Dmitry SMIRNOV, blacksmith artist, son of architect-restorer and blacksmith Vsevolod Smirnov: “I hope that the restored tent of the Pokrovskaya Tower will be no different from what it was before the fire. I wish the masters to successfully complete what they started and that no new fires violate their plans. I completely and completely trust Alexander and Yegor Syomochkin. Semochkin knows what he's doing. Vsevolod Petrovich [Smirnov] restored the Pokrovskaya Tower for five years, and then this work was carried out by a team of several people. This time, everything will depend not only on the professionalism of the contractors, not only on their experience and production capacity, but also on the financing of these works. The restorers should work on restoring the pavilion of the Pokrovskaya Tower for as long as it takes.”

According to the PAI, May 17.

Maria PROTSENKO, Deputy Director for accounting and storage work of the Pskov State United Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve: “The administration of the museum-reserve is awaiting the conclusion of an agreement with the Territorial Administration of the Federal Property Management Agency for the Pskov Region on the use of the facilities of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Mirozhsky Monastery. I am sure that the frescoes of the Transfiguration Cathedral, which are of world significance, should be protected by custodians and restorers, we should monitor their condition. We will do our best to keep it under our control.”

According to the PAI, May 12.