"Arrogant European neighbors" and lack of politics
On the evening of May 25, the governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, congratulated the Petersburgers on the coming day of the city. During the broadcast on the 78 television channel, he stated that Petersburg was laid in spite of Europe. What Bengov said about Europe. According to Beglov, "Petersburg was laid in spite of the arrogant European neighbors." Presumably, the governor tried to quote Alexander Pushkin’s poem “The Copper Horseman”, drew the attention of “Rotonda”.