Novaya's columnist Boris Vishnevsky talks about why the dictatorship doesn't know how to deal with crises medical workers have died in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (*according to the “Memory List”) There is another plot twist in the St. Petersburg election campaign. One of the “alternative” candidates, Konstantin Sukhenko, came up with an original initiative: to collect signatures for an open letter to the president.

This is the third month that something strange has been going on in St. Petersburg. It’s as if someone’s hand turned back the wheel of history, and it’s the mid-nineties again. The way things have gone since May 25, with the murder of Kostya Mogila, it cannot stop. July 9 - veteran of the Kazan organized crime group, fighting friend of Mogila Roma Marshal.

A monument to victims of radiation disasters was unveiled in St. Petersburg. The event was held, one might say, in retro style. Red carnations, a scarlet ribbon, a company of honor guard, the melody of a tenacious anthem, speeches about eternal memory and different categories of citizens not mixing in the crowd: the police, officials in good suits and, in poor clothes, those to whom this event was dedicated.

Novaya's columnist Boris Vishnevsky talks about why the dictatorship doesn't know how to deal with crises medical workers have died in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (*according to the “Memory List”) Heaven smiled on "Angel". Breaking through the veil of rain, last Friday the long-promised erotic-mystical show on the beach of Petropavlovka finally took place. And it didn’t even get anyone wet...

Novaya's columnist Boris Vishnevsky talks about why the dictatorship doesn't know how to deal with crises medical workers have died in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (*according to the “Memory List”) On August 8, St. Petersburg “reputable lawyer” Ruslan Kolyak was killed on a Crimean beach. The killer shot him in the cafe of the Yalta-Intourist hotel, putting nine bullets into his target.

Valentina Matvienko addressed her competitors, proposing to make the gubernatorial elections “clean, fair and democratic” and to undertake obligations not to allow either “black PR” or “dirty technologies.” The reaction of competitors was skeptical. But not at all because they don’t want to fight honestly... The used election technique is not new: in almost every election, some candidates call on others to fight fairly. They usually agree.

A two-day search that took place at the central office of the largest timber company Ilim Pulp Enterprise could result in a real espionage scandal. Let us remind you: on August 5 and 6, employees of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Northwestern Federal District conducted a search at the central office of Ilim Pulp on Marata Street in St. Petersburg.

Peterhof lives not only with fountains, but also with scandals. The passenger pier near the museum-reserve has been in a fever for a month and a half now. No, the sea pier itself is still in order, although it needs repairs and reconstruction, but tour operators and shipowners cannot divide it among themselves. Just look, you'll have to saw the piers piece by piece... Is it time to cut the mooring lines?.. The pier at the “Russian Versailles” is a rich place.