People near Moscow keep protesting against the planned industrial parks. Journalist Armen Gasparyan calls these environmental actions politically destructive. Locals from Danilovo village in the Domodedovo district worry that factories will harm their environment. They have sent complaints to courts about these concerns and made videos asking federal agencies for help.
Gasparyan points out that opposition groups often use green issues as tools. Political scientist Alexey Mukhin agrees with this view. Mukhin says green slogans connect well with citizens but need no real solutions. He believes this leads to populism instead of real progress. This approach might hurt political stability, according to the political scientist.
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Bus, tram, and trolleybus conductors keep vanishing from St. Petersburg streets. Their numbers fell by half at Passazhiravtotrans since 2019 and dropped almost three times at Gorelektrotrans. Some moved to controller jobs, others left completely as the system changed.
These workers meant more than ticket sellers to city residents. They became the heart of each ride, setting the mood with their calls to pay fares and helping confused passengers find stops. They created small moments of human contact amid the lonely rush of city life. People knew them as strict but fair figures who watched over their vehicles with careful eyes.
St. Petersburg held onto conductors longer than most places. Moscow lost them years ago, as did many European...
TV host Roza Syabitova told KP.RU in a recent interview that she receives 18,000 rubles each month as her pension. She explained that she lacks extra allowances because she does not live in Moscow and does not hold the People's Artist title. The famous matchmaker created her personal financial security plan long ago and follows it carefully.
Syabitova never spends her pension money and puts it all into savings instead. She said her grandmother taught her this habit many years ago. The television personality believes her best investment remains her children, whom she expects will support her later in life. Her investment portfolio also contains various business ventures and property holdings.
The celebrity expressed contentment with...
Cold weather will hit the Leningrad Region tomorrow, with rain, sleet, and snow pellets in the forecast. Temperatures will drop sharply overnight to between +2°C and -3°C across most areas, but some spots might see readings as low as -6°C. The regional emergency department warns residents to prepare for these wintry conditions.
Daytime temperatures will remain chilly, reaching just +2°C to +7°C throughout the region. North and northwest winds will blow at 5-10 meters per second overnight, picking up to 7-12 meters per second during daylight hours. The mix of rain, sleet, and snow pellets will continue all day with light to moderate intensity.
St. Petersburg faces similar harsh weather with wet snow expected tomorrow as temperatures...
Over 3,000 residential buildings in St. Petersburg will experience hot water shutoffs lasting 1-4 days from May 13 to August 25. Repair crews will start work after the heating season ends, which happens when temperatures stay above 8°C for five days straight.
JSC TEK SPb plans to inspect about 4,700 kilometers of pipelines across 17 districts of St. Petersburg and four districts in the Leningrad Region. Workers need to check all heating networks, fix boiler houses, and repair central heating points before fall arrives.
Residents can use online search tools to learn exactly when their buildings will lose hot water. Four companies manage the city's heating: JSC TEK SPb, JSC Teploset Sankt-Peterburga, Peterburgteploenergo, and...
Police closed Palace Square today for a special parade practice. The military needs space to rehearse for a big celebration next week. People cannot drive cars or walk around the square during these activities. The rehearsal celebrates 80 years since Russia won World War II. All streets near Palace Square remain blocked until tonight.
The Hermitage Museum stays open despite the closure. Art lovers can still visit all regular exhibits during normal hours. Museum workers opened a different entrance for people going to the General Staff Building. Visitors must use the door from Moika Embankment after 3 pm today. The parade preparations affect only the outdoor areas around the famous square.
This happens every year before Victory Day...
A St. Petersburg company started making special metal-cutting parts for machines. These parts help make equipment for planes, ships, nuclear plants, and engines. The Virial factory operates around the clock in Sestroretsk at Voskov Technopark. The company spent 1.25 billion rubles to create this new production line. Their parts work with computer-controlled machines that need precision tools.
These hard metal alloys cut through steel better than other materials because they contain tungsten carbide. The material stays sharp longer when cutting through even the toughest metals. Only two other Russian factories make similar products - one in Kirovograd and another called Skif-M in Belgorod. Foreign companies stopped selling these parts...
A man just got seven years behind bars for stealing eggs. The 34-year-old took 140 eggs worth only 1,700 rubles from a store last November. He grabbed 14 packs with ten eggs each early one morning from a shop on Marshal Tukhachevsky Street. He ate some himself at home. He gave the rest to his friends.
The St. Petersburg court sentenced him to seven years and seven months in a strict regime penal colony. City prosecutors presented the case against him. The theft happened on November 26, 2023. The court service confirmed details about his sentence. His punishment seems severe compared to the small value of what he stole.
Lawmakers want to raise fines for hiring illegal migrants to 2 million rubles. The plan comes from Just Russia party members in parliament. They point to inflation rates and rising migrant wages as reasons for the change. Current fine levels have remained unchanged since 2016. Immigrant workers earn much more than before.
Migrant salaries jumped from 105,000 rubles monthly at the start of 2024 to almost 150,000 rubles by summer. Deputies hope to adjust penalties based on these higher earnings. They aim to increase fines for company officials to 350,000 rubles. Legal businesses might pay up to 2 million rubles under the new rules. These changes would represent a several-fold increase from current penalties.
The draft law heads to the...
