US Consulate General in St. Petersburg suspended the issuance of visas until February 7 On Monday morning, a communal accident occurred in the building of the US Consulate General: a pipe with hot water broke through in one of the premises. The consulate reports that they will not issue visas until Friday. It does not specify exactly when it will be possible to get documents-on February 7 or only the next Monday, the 10th.

"Human circus is unrealistic": why zoo defenders against animal performances “Circus is hell”, “entertain yourself”, “prison and daily torture” - February 1, before the premiere in the Fontanka circus, the zoo defenders came out with posters against cruel treatment of animals. Activists told the “paper” why the animals in the circus will always experience pain or hunger, and the theater director - about how the content of trained animals seemed to him.

City activists offer to make travel for veterans free “Beautiful Petersburg” and the public organization of motorists “St. Petersburg Autto” made a proposal to make travel for veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the inhabitants of the blockade city for free throughout the year. Krasmiri are Vranks "Beautiful Petersburg" On January 26 and 27, 2014, free travel was organized in St. Petersburg for veterans on all types of ground public transport and metro.

From February 12, flights from St. Petersburg to Kursk and Petrozavodsk will appear According to RIA Novosti, constant flights from St. Petersburg to Kursk and Petrozavodsk will appear next week. They will be carried out by Pskovavia. The minimum cost of a ticket to the capital of Karelia will be 1,500 rubles, tickets to Kursk will cost from 3750 rubles. According to the press service, prices were reduced thanks to state subsidies for transportation.

The Institute of History will be created at St. Petersburg State University A new, fourth institute will appear at St. Petersburg State University. This time the transformation will affect the historical faculty. It was previously planned to unite the philosophical and historical faculties and create an institute on their basis. However, the initiative caused a wave of protests among students and teachers, primarily with the Pystfak.

Medical institutions will be fined for concealing information about free services Since 2014, Roszdravnadzor will be able to fine medical institutions if they do not explain in an accessible form to patients what medical care is laid for them free of charge according to the compulsory medical insurance policy, Dr. Peter reports. As the acting head of Roszdravnadzor Mikhail Murashko specified , fines for hiring information about free medical care are threatened by the chief doctors.

Lectures of the Week: Education in Finland, Tales about the Elephant and the Life of Zamyatin “Paper” presents a selection of lectures and seminars, which are held at universities, private educational centers, independent bookstores, cinema halls, business incubators and all kinds of “free spaces”. In the coming week: showing the film about the famous Oregon runner, a lecture on the contemporary art of Germany and the story of Leo Lurie about the secrets of the blockade.

Volleyball club "Leningradka" will have its own arena The Leningradka Women's Volleyball Club will have its own training base. The Government of St. Petersburg finally agreed on the site for the construction of a new sports complex. He will appear between Bogatyrsky Avenue, Gakkel and Sittseva streets. In addition to the arena, for competitions of various levels and training hall there will be there: a 25-meter pool, a recovery center, a gym, as well as educational and methodological premises.

Students will go to neighboring regions to observe the exam Students, graduate students and university graduates can become federal observers on the nearest single state exam. The Honest exam project is launched by the Russian Association of students on the development of education and science with the support of Rosobrnadzor. Observers on the exam will monitor the course of the exam to prevent cheating, using mobile phones and other violations.