For another three months, until November 30, six defendants in the case of the murder of Galina Starovoytova - Yuri Kolchin, Vitaly Akishin, Igor Lelyavin, Yuri Ionov, Igor Krasnov and Alexey Voronin - will be guaranteed to remain in custody. Yesterday, at the request of the state prosecution, the City Court extended their arrest for another term - the current one expires on August 31.

Vladimir Svetozarov is a famous artist who has been working successfully in cinema for a long time. In tandem with his friend and colleague director Vladimir Bortko, he worked on the cult film “Heart of a Dog” and the equally famous television series “The Idiot”. And all this summer they are busy filming a 10-episode television version of the novel “The Master and Margarita.” - At what stage is work on the film now? And are there unsolvable problems that everyone warned you about?

The image of St. Petersburg as a major center of industry, transport, science and tourism today is largely formed thanks to exhibition activities. A number of exhibition projects born in the city on the Neva have become widely known in Russia and abroad. The international exhibition “Baltic Construction Week” is among them. Over the years of its existence, “Baltic Construction Week” has become a kind of calling card of the northern capital.

"Earthlings" help "St. Petersburg" take off Monsters of Russian pop and rock, the legendary group “Earthlings” are once again storming the charts. The team’s repertoire today includes not only the classics “Grass near the House”, “Stuntmen” and other hits, but also completely new percussion pieces. A fresh stream in the sound of the group was added by the new frontman of the group, Yuri Belov, performing together with Sergei Skachkov, who is called the voice of “Earthlings”.

Operation Center Actually, a rally was planned. But since the administration of the Central District did not allow the use of a loudspeaker, the protest action was held in the form of a “meeting of citizens.” The rally against the destruction of the cultural and historical appearance of the city took place without incidents or riots, and it seemed that no troubles except rain could be expected...

Yesterday, the City Court of St. Petersburg resumed hearings in the case of the murder of Galina Starovoitova. But the month-and-a-half break, which was announced due to the vacation of judges, was not without sensations. Literally on the eve of the continuation of the hearings, it became known that another person involved in this high-profile case, Pavel Stekhnovsky, had been detained in Belgium.

Last week, Governor Valentina Matvienko said that eight large companies could theoretically re-register in St. Petersburg and start paying taxes to the city budget - which could increase it by $200 million (about 6 billion rubles). “I turned to big business in Russia, and its representatives actively responded to my appeal,” said Valentina Ivanovna. True, specific companies have not yet been named, and now everyone is wondering: which of the business giants are we talking about?