In the Leningrad region, a policeman shot a 59-year-old man during the hunt. This is reported by 47news and TASS with reference to law enforcement agencies. The incident occurred on December 13 near the sand career in the village of Olshaniki. An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg missed and shot at another hunter. The victim was hospitalized, in the hospital he died of the wounds received.

On Monday, December 14, weak frosts and light snow are expected in St. Petersburg. This was reported by the weather forecaster of the Fobos Center Mikhail Leus. The weather will be cloudy. The air temperature in St. Petersburg will be up to minus 3 degrees, in the Leningrad region - up to minus 6. The Ministry of Emergencies is warned of ice. On Friday on slippery roads in the city, several accidents occurred , including a mass accident on the cad.

The Oktyabrsky District Court completed the court investigation in the criminal case against historian Oleg Sokolov, accused of the murder of graduate students Anastasia Eshchenko.

The Insider, Bellingcat and CNN publications with the participation of Der Spiegel and the FBK conducted an investigation about the people who were attempted on Alexei Navalny . Journalists came to the conclusion that behind the attempt to poison there is a group of eight FSB operatives working at the FSB FCB Institute of Forensics. The authors of the investigation managed to establish the individuals of the alleged criminals, analyzing the air travel databases and cell phones billing data.

The Government of Finland extended the existing restrictions on the entrance for tourists. The country will not open its borders at least until January 12, 2021. This was reported by the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

The governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, at a meeting with members of the city government, instructed to strengthen the inspections of catering establishments on New Year's holidays. This was reported by the press service of Smolny. In addition to conducting reinforced raids in the field of catering, Beglov ordered to more carefully monitor the sanitary and epidemic norms in public transport.

The Violence.net project was launched by the flash mob “Girls such girls” to combat gender stereotypes. He was joined by actress Alexander Bortich, journalist Zalina Marshenkulova and other users of social networks. Bortich said that she was criticized due to the fact that she rode on a skateboard, listened to heavy rock and went joking. Zalina Marshenkulova wrote that she refused to cook in labor lessons, played football with guys and participated in youth political competitions.

Station in Pavlovsk. Litography of Karl Schulz according to the drawing of Johann Jacob Meyer. The end of the 1840s-early 1850s. Photo: Hermitage The educational project Arzamas told how the Pavlovsky station in the 19th century changed the history of Russian music and for about a hundred years became one of the main cultural centers for local residents and Petersburgers. Pavlovsky station was opened in 1838.

In St. Petersburg for several days in a row, minus temperature is held. On the surface of the Gulf of Finland, as well as rivers and channels, thin ice was formed, through which the townspeople walk. Photos appeared on social networks. People go to the ice of the Gulf of Finland in the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg and ride skates in the Yusupovsky garden. At the same time, in the city until January 15, there is a ban on the ice.

Schneider Electric and Schneider Schneider Battle , during which young scientists will share their research results in the stand-up format. During the event, a master class on compiling a high-quality resume will be held. Schneider Electric recruiter Ksenia Stukalova will tell you how to make a resume that the employer will notice, what HR specialists of large technological companies pay attention to and how they themselves are looking for employees on popular resources.

The government intends to regulate prices for socially significant goods if the prices for them have changed by more than 10 % within a month excluding seasonal price fluctuations. Corresponding amendments are prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development, said the head of the department, Maxim Reshetnikov. In particular, the price of sugar will fall to 46 rubles, up to 110 rubles for sunflower oil, the government said.

The famous cafe "Snowflake" on the corner of the small avenue of the Petrograd side and Lenin Street closed. This was reported by the correspondent of "Paper" . The windows of the cafe are hung, the signs are removed, the door is locked. The numbers indicated in the Cafe community on VKontakte do not pick up the phone. The fact that the cafe is closed is also said on the site with Zoon reviews. "Snowflake" worked in St. Petersburg for more than 50 years.

For the first time in 8 years, a live New Year spruce was installed on Palace Square. To many Petersburgers, a 100-year-old tree seemed unpretentious and shabby: in social networks they were especially surprised at the branches attached to the trunk of the wire. The indignation was also caused by the fact that 13 million rubles were spent on the design of Palace. The authorities urged not to rush with conclusions and wait until they decorate the spruce.

On Kirochny Street 11, the Sukhoi Law bar was opened, one of the creators of the institution Stanislav Girifanov told Paper . Previously, he was engaged in the Josef Spirits Bar project - then the institution worked in the Golitsyn Loft cluster. The name of the bar is inspired by the restrictions introduced due to the pandemic of coronavirus. The institution was occupied by the room in which the My Friends pub used to work.

Tour operators report that 95 % of tourists abandoned the reserved New Year's tours to St. Petersburg after the introduction of new restrictions in the city. About this writes "Interfax" with reference to the Russian Union of Travel Industry. The North-Western branch of the PTU conducted a survey among 34 tour operators implementing excursion tours. 15 of them reported that they were canceled all tours with the dates of the race from December 30 to January 10.