Not defended and leaves

The director of the State Museum-Monetor "Isaac's Cathedral" Nikolai Burov asked him to dismiss him from his position from June 1. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source familiar with the situation.

"Today he was at a reception from the governor and asked for a resignation. Nikolai Vitalievich indicated the state of health as a reason," the source said. He noted that on June 6, the annual contract with the Committee on Culture of St. Petersburg is expired at Burov.

Burov himself, as well as representatives of the Culture Committee, refused to comment on this information.

Prior to this, Burov in an interview with the agency allowed his departure from the museum against the backdrop of the situation with the transfer of the Isaac's Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church.

“The opponents have a goal - to get me out of the turnover. I will get out of the turnover, I’ll no longer be a boy. The methods that they use, the arguments that they cite are sometimes ridiculous, sometimes unscrupulous,” said the director of the museum. “Probably, for 45 years of his professional life, the People’s Artist of Russia, a professor of two institutions, the author of five monographs and an artist could collect a certain amount for old age ".

Burov from 1978 to 2005 served in the Alexandrinsky Theater. In 2001, he was awarded the title of People's Artist. In 2005-2008, he headed the Petersburg Culture Committee. Since 2008 - Director of GMP "Isaacievsky Cathedral".

According to the order of the Property Relations Committee of St. Petersburg dated December 30, the Isaac's Cathedral will be transferred to the ROC for a period of 49 years. The transfer of the building of the cathedral, in which the museum is now located, in January was talked about the already resolved issue. However, in mid -February, the process was suspended when information appeared in the media that the city governor Georgy Poltavchenko did not agree on this step with Vladimir Putin .

In January - February in St. Petersburg, a number of protests were held, including those who were inconsistent, against the transfer of the building to the clergy.

On March 28, the city election room registered the initiative group for holding a referendum on the fate of Isaac . The following question is supposed to be made to the vote: “Do you agree that the St. Petersburg Cathedral, which related to the history and culture of federal significance and owned by St. Petersburg, saved the blood and Peter and Paul Cathedral on the right of operational management for state museums when ensuring the possibility of holding religious rites and ceremonies?”

Now the decision of the election commission must be approved by the city legislative assembly. If the deputies vote for, the initiative group will have to collect at least 2 percent of voters - 75 thousand people in support of their idea of ​​signature in support of their idea. After that, the voting day will be appointed.

On April 12, the media reported that Isaac would be transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church on July 12 , on the day of the apostles of Peter and Paul, and Patriarch Kirill will come to consecrate the cathedral. Sources close to the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Culture noted that the transfer of the cathedral could indeed be timed to the church or church and state holiday. But the specific date has not yet been determined, but only discussed in the administration of St. Petersburg.