Putin's friend and crime boss. Ilya Traber was detained in St. Petersburg. What you need to know about him On June 17, FSB officers detained St. Petersburg businessman and former crime boss Ilya Traber. According to Fontanka, the detention is related to the murder of Traber’s former business partner, Vyborg municipal deputy Alexander Petrov in 2020. Traber's home and office were searched.

Seven new books about St. Petersburg. Family saga, bas-reliefs of Vyborg, notes of a bank employee and photographs of Smelov We talk about new books and reissues in the first half of 2026. From neoclassical architecture of the early 20th century and urban life of the 1890s to a poetic anthology and a family saga spanning two centuries. Here is the list of "Papers" . “Modern Petersburg.