Nowhere in Russia is there a monument to the children of war. Neither those who worked in factories and hospitals during the war, nor those who, with arms in hand, helped adults fight for their homeland, nor those who joined the partisans, nor those who, powerless to do anything, died in bombings. and shelling or from hunger and disease, neither those who, driven to Germany, died in concentration camps, nor those who, not living to see the Victory, were buried in besieged Leningrad...

I was lucky enough to live and walk next to the Atlanteans as a child, and early to appreciate the beauty of the white nights on the Neva, when the spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral sparkles against the sunset... During the blockade, we, students of Leningrad University, were on duty in the dark nights next to the rostral columns - and they seemed to help us detect enemy missilemen and endure a sleepless, cold night.

The St. Petersburg Victory Ball was not included in the program for celebrating the 63rd anniversary of the great event. It not only could not have existed, but it should not have existed. The city administration was quite satisfied with the previously planned events. It is pointless to argue with officials who are convinced: “shouldn’t” and “not planned.” And it’s probably impossible to convince him otherwise.

Ruslan LINKOV, human rights activist: Yuri Belyaev The arrest of the leader of the so-called “Freedom Party”, former law enforcement officer Yuri Belyaev, is news that has been expected for a long time. Belyaev’s relatives and supporters probably hoped that he, with his truly fantastic luck, which many associate with his close relationship with the Russian special services, would somehow get out of it this time. But this did not happen.

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”) “You can’t build anything new here!

No later than May 15, Vladimir Putin must submit to Dmitry Medvedev proposals on the structure of the new government and candidates for the positions of deputy prime ministers and ministers. De jure decisions are made by the president. But de facto, now they will be accepted by the prime minister (most likely, they have already been accepted and only need to be formalized). Since the “St. Petersburgers” remain in power, personnel additions are expected primarily from the northern capital.

The Western High-Speed ​​Diameter has risen in price again. The Russian government has approved its estimated cost of 212.7 billion rubles—almost $9 billion. The St. Petersburg “high road” project attracts big money Billions by leaps and bounds Let us recall that two years ago the WHSD was estimated at only 57 billion rubles, then the price increased to 83.6 billion, in March 2008 - to 140 billion, then to 175, and now - to more than 212 billion rubles.