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Protesters surrounded St. Isaac's Cathedral. Before this, a religious procession was held around him
In St. Petersburg, protesters stood around St. Isaac's Cathedral. About 1,500 people are participating in a protest against the transfer of the cathedral under the control of the Russian Orthodox Church, Fontanka reports.
The protesters demand the resignation of the city's governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, and chant "Museum, museum, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg!". They also led a round dance .
On the morning of February 12, a religious procession was held around St. Isaac's Cathedral. It was attended by five hundred (Fontanka estimate) to six thousand (eparchy estimate) people. The procession was led by the dean of the cathedral, archpriest Alexy Isaev and State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov, who had previously planned to arrange a 10,000th religious procession, but did not receive a blessing for this.
Before the action, a small rally was held near the cathedral in the park near Isaac, at which city deputies Boris Vishnevsky and Maxim Reznik spoke, who called for a referendum on the transfer of the temple.
- The governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko ordered to transfer the cathedral under the control of the Russian Orthodox Church. There have already been several protests against this in the city.