In St. Petersburg, instead of the beach, a new allusive is being built on Vasilyevsky Island. Despite the protests of the city’s inhabitants, the coastal zone has already been blocked by a fence, and construction equipment works on the territory. The LSR Group plans to place housing about 30 thousand people and about 130 thousand square meters of premises for trade and services objects there.

A mobile selection point for military service under a contract appeared on Palace Square. Attention to this was paid by the correspondent of "Paper" . Judging by the page of the mobile point on VKontakte, it opened the day before, on May 28. At the entrance of visitors met an inflatable soldier.

This year, Petersburg celebrates the city day for three days - from May 27 to May 29. The bulk of the festive events took place on the 28th, including salute. The authorities did not announce its implementation. Instead, the Fire Festival was included in the program - the competition of pyrotechnics from Russia and the CIS countries. The description of the event said that it will pass at night and last 2 hours. For many citizens, a two -hour night show was a surprise.