The Hermitage cancels the fee for photography from April 1 The state Hermitage cancels the fee for photography of the expositions from April 1, the exceptions will make up only the premises where temporary exhibitions are held. Commercial survey remains paid, according to the official Twitter account of the museum.

The Ministry of Emergencies asks Petersburgers to get out on balconies due to strong winds In St. Petersburg, an increase in the southeastern and southern winds is expected, whose gusts can reach 15–20 meters tonight. The city head of the Ministry of Emergencies warned that an unfavorable weather phenomenon will last tentatively from 18:00 to 21:00. In this regard, rescuers ask residents of the city to remove all the things that can be carried away by the wind from uninfilled balconies.

State Duma deputy Oksana Dmitrieva creates a new "Party of Professional" The former leader of Fair Russia in St. Petersburg, State Duma deputy Oksana Dmitrieva left the party and announced the creation of a new political project of a socio-democratic orientation-the Party of Professional, writes Baltinfo. Dmitrieva said that the “Party of Professional” will appear on the basis of the organization “Development of Entrepreneurship”.

Unknown bicycles robbed jewelry for two million rubles Employees of the jewelry store on Yaroslav Gashek Street, 6 told the police that two people in black glasses stole seven pallets with chains and bracelets from the store, writes Fontanka. According to employees who gives the publication, the damage is estimated in the amount of more than 2 million rubles. It is also reported that the robbers disappeared on bicycles.

The observation deck on the St. Petersburg TV tower will not be opened due to weak elevators The St. Petersburg television tower will not get to the International Federation of Great towers, since they will no longer open the observation deck on the tower, writes the “Canon”. At the same time, in the upper part of the structure there is a three -story “glass” with panoramic windows and a balcony. In the late 1990s, review excursions were held there.

Less residential buildings began to be built in St. Petersburg In St. Petersburg, the volume of housing construction is sharply reduced, the Vedomosti writes . According to the results of the first two months of 2015, the city was built 8.2 % less residential buildings than in the same period of last year. At the same time, on average, in Russia, the input of residential real estate after February 2015 decreased by 10 %.

Old balusters from Lermontov’s house in St. Petersburg were put up for sale A record on the sale of old cast -iron balusters from the St. Petersburg house in which the poet Mikhail Lermontov lived on the site of free ads. The announcement notes that the 19th -century balusters were taken from the house 61 on Sadovaya Street, which previously belonged to Prince Shakhovsky. The seller estimated each product of 3 thousand rubles. For sale, 41 pieces for steps and seven are set for the site.

The Presidential Administration proposed to introduce censorship for productions in the hospitals The deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, the ex-president of Dagestan, Magomedsalam Magomedov believes that the repertoire of state theaters before showing should be viewed in order to avoid the situation with the production of the Tangyer opera in Novosibirsk, the RIA Novosti agency writes .

Fans of Nikuychich who did not get to meet him turn to protect consumer rights Residents of St. Petersburg collect signatures under the appeal to the Society for the Protection of Consumer Rights with a complaint against the Bukvoed store. Despite the presence of stickers, they could not get to the meeting with the famous speaker and motivator Nick Vuychich due to lack of places.

The first Balaban readings will be held in April in St. Petersburg The magazine "Session" and the CTV film company from April 16 to 18 will organize the first readings dedicated to the director Alexei Balabanov. Balaban readings - a series of events that will mainly be held in St. Petersburg.

Vekselberg will receive part of the Petrovsky Park for an elite complex The St. Petersburg authorities recognized part of the territory of the monument of regional significance "Petrovsky Park" "degraded". Now, on these land plots, the structure of Viktor Vekselberg will begin the construction of an elite residential complex, writes New Gazeta. In November 2010, a decree of the St. Petersburg government on the “adaptation for modern use” of this part of the Great Petrovsky Park was issued.

Flights from St. Petersburg to Brussels resumed Today, March 30, in Pulkovo, the opening of regular flights to Brussels took place. The flights will be performed by Brussels Airlines three times a week from April to October. According to the regional manager of the Brussels airline Andreas Vaingartner, if the seasonal flight becomes successful, then its extension will be discussed. Flights will be carried out on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on Airbus A310 liners.

Ex-Senator Sabadash was convicted of 6 years for trying to steal 1.8 billion rubles The St. Petersburg billionaire Alexander Sabadash was sentenced to six years in a maximum security colony for trying to steal 1.8 billion rubles from the budget. This was reported in the Investigative Committee. The court found that OJSC Vyborg Pulpolza, the actual owner of which was Sabadash, attracted the company ES Contractstroe for construction work for 12 billion rubles according to fictitious documents.

FortGroup owners learned the addresses of telephone terrorists in Kharkov Petersburg police received information about the exact address in Ukraine, from where all March “mini” FortGroup shopping centers. As Fontanka became known, almost all the calls were made from the house 98 on the 50th anniversary of the Komsomol from Kharkov. There, in the sleeping area of ​​the city, there is a shopping center "Quint".

The court forbade the Party of Navalny's progress to participate in the elections The Moscow City Court recognized the refusal of the Ministry of Justice of Russia to introduce a party of progress to the register of parties entitled to participate in the elections, writes Interfax.