In the center of St. Petersburg, Santov Morozov was running. The column started on Palace Square, ran along Millionnaya Street and the embankment of the Moika River and finished at the arch of the General Staff. "Paper" collected photos and videos of the New Year's race of people in red suits and caps.

On Saturday, December 23, Santa Claus from Veliky Ustyug arrives in St. Petersburg. This was reported by the press service of the city committee on culture. Accompanied by his retinue, Santa Claus will arrive on Palace Square, where at 18:00 he will open a festive program. “The intrigue of each year is a transport that delivers the most famous storyteller: sledges, rockets, frost cars, even motorcycles.

On the evening of December 22, residents of house number 1 on Nekrasova Street complained about a crack in the wall, writes 78.ru. The press service of the Central District reported that residents of apartments on the second floor were ordered to leave their homes. The administration clarified that a load-bearing wall in the house could collapse. “Residents of apartments 22 and 24 were invited to the housing department of the Central District to select a flexible fund.

On the morning of December 23, the Lesnaya metro station opened after the repair, the metro’s press service said. The work lasted 11 months. During the repair at the station, the lobby was insulated, all the leaks were eliminated, and the tactile paths for the visually impaired were equipped and made low cash desks for those who move in wheelchairs. Today the Lesnaya station was opened after major repairs.

Santa Claus got into an accident in the center of St. Petersburg On the afternoon of December 23, the New Year's tram of Santa Claus got into an accident, eyewitnesses said on social networks. The accident occurred near the summer garden.

Ksenia Sobchak wrote an open letter to the Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko. The appeal was published on her campaign website. Sobchak believes that officials do not allow her headquarters to hold actions in St. Petersburg for “absolutely far-fetched reasons.” According to her, she received negative answers from the leadership of the Central, Admiralteysky, Petrogradsky and Vasileostrovsky districts.

Frank Sinatra and Silent Night. Photos and videos from the Christmas concert at the Lesnaya metro station The Lesnaya metro station opened after 11 months of renovation. On this occasion, a concert was held in the lobby: the Strings of St. Petersburg group played works by Bach, Piazzolla, world jazz and rock hits, as well as Christmas melodies. “Paper” publishes photos and videos of the concert in the St. Petersburg metro. Photo: Andrey Uvarov Photo: Andrey Uvarov

Vyborg Castle launched the “Coat for the Cat Filimon” competition. Participants are asked to send a coat for the cat living in the castle. At the same time, clothes should not be purchased. The promotion will last 2 months. The cat Filimon will be photographed wearing each coat and the pictures will be posted on his Instagram .

On Saturday, December 23, the pages of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov on Instagram and Facebook were unavailable. His Telegram channel and VKontakte page continue to work. The reason is still unknown.

The Faberge Museum holds a competition for the best photo in the images from the paintings by Amedeo Modigliani, Moses Kisling, Suzanne Valadon and Khaim Sutin. Participants post pictures in social networks with a hashtag #faberge_Modi. The author of the best image will conduct a tour of the exhibition “Modigliani, Sutin and other Faberge Legends” at the Faberge Museum, as well as give a free ticket for the play “Three Sisters” in MDT, dinner in a restaurant and night at the hotel.

The Petersburg film magazine "Petrosh", which shot the film "On the chest" about the bars on Rubinstein, published a short film "Anatomy of the Drama" with Julia Topolnitskaya, Emilia Spivak and Jan Tsapnik. According to "dog.ru", the shooting took place in the restaurant "Place" near the Alexander Park. According to the plot, typical “successful”, “married”, as well as an actress of Russian drama, come to the expensive St. Petersburg institution.