The Mariinsky Palace has begun preparations for the next elections. At the same time, as usual, they are trying to adjust the election rules as closely as possible to the result desired by the parliamentary majority - for which they are preparing to change the election date (from March 2012 to December 2011) and the system for electing deputies (from fully proportional to mixed, with the election of half of the parliamentarians according to party lists, half - in single-mandate constituencies).

In June, as a “senior comrade,” I participated in a children’s water trip along the Vuoksa system. We walked the classic route: Sinevo - Belichye - Vasilyevo - Melnikovo - Gory - Sinevo. The last time I passed it was ten years ago. This is probably why I was especially struck by the changes for the worse. They were of two types: an increased amount of garbage several times and an equally increased development of the banks.

The force majeure caused by the executive branch deprived deputies of the opportunity to provide effective protection to green spaces. Independent experts came to this conclusion as a result of a discussion held at the Green Lamp press club on the eve of the fateful parliamentary meeting for city gardens and squares.

92-year-old siege survivor Elena Vasilievna Yanovitskaya, together with her musician son, also a siege survivor, lives in a 16-meter room. The elevator in their old house on Petrogradka often breaks down. The communal apartment (five tenants) is located on the fifth floor. But there is no question of obtaining housing in accordance with the presidential decree - several stupid squiggles in the registration papers made the solution to this issue dependent on the goodwill of officials.

Yesterday, the city parliament, with 43 votes in favor, adopted in the third reading the draft law “On green spaces in St. Petersburg”, developed by the commission on urban services.

Announcement From June 21 to July 2, 2010, the Green Lamp press club is holding a film festival of the FRONTLINE project of the Center for Extreme Journalism “Ten evenings that can change your opinion about...”. The festival will take place at the Green Lamp press club (St. Petersburg, Gagarinskaya st., 3). After each film screening there will be discussions. Shows start at 18:00, admission is free. Inquiries by phone: 272-87-22 and +7-921-954-66-90.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) intends to consider as a matter of priority the complaint against the actions of the Russian authorities regarding the disappearance in St. Petersburg of relatives of the widow of human rights activist Maksharip Aushev, the former owner of the website Ingushetia.ru, who was killed last fall. The family's lawyers spoke about this. “Novaya” has already written more than once about how, under strange circumstances in St.

June 22 is a mournful date, dividing time into before and after, becoming a bitter line and symbol of the last century. And at the same time, this is a line that allows for habitual forgetfulness when discussing historical events. Perhaps it is precisely with this forgetfulness that Vyborg was awarded the title of the city of military glory - because, if we talk about the relationship between this city and the USSR, it is still unknown which word is more suitable: glory or shame?