On September 26–27, the forum “Extreme Urbanism” was held in St. Petersburg The forum speakers could easily be divided into two groups based solely on appearance: one half was dressed in expensive, formal suits – developers and officials; the other half, in democratic jackets over T-shirts and sneakers, are experts, architects, planners. The dialogue between the two sides was difficult to build.

In the Legislative Assembly of the sixth convocation, United Russia received the overwhelming majority of seats. People exposed during election fraud will be able to carry out any decision in the city. For most townspeople, the names of the new deputies, who for the next five years will consider that they determine life in the northern capital, mean nothing. With the possible exception of re-elected parliamentarians, as well as officials who moved to the Mariinsky Palace.

For the largest, impregnable and illegal seizure of forests and lakes in the Leningrad Region is the Putin's matchmaker Nikolai Shamalov. For four years, the New Gazeta, along with the activists of the movement “against the capture of the lakes” and “Open coast”, could not solve the riddle. We in vain tried all means of combating the invader of forest and lakes in the Priozersky district . They complained, corresponded with officials, sued. They even tried to break the fence.