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Articles with tag "St. Petersburg"

St. Petersburg Court Fines Yabloko Leader $12 for Writing Peace Slogans on Ballot

Rybakov had written four party slogans on his ballots: “For Peace,” “For Freedom,” “For a Life Without Fear” and “For a Ceasefire Agreement...

Ye Earned $20M From Canceled St. Petersburg Gigs, Kommersant Reports

Originally scheduled for Oct. 10-11 at Gazprom Arena, Ye’s shows were canceled late last month.
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Russia Sentences ‘Masyanya’ Creator to 4 Years in Absentia Over Anti-War Cartoon

Investigators said the show’s 2023 episode “Idoliada” contained calls for Russian servicemen to surrender, desert and disobey their commanders.
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Fire Sweeps Historic St. Petersburg Mansion

The blaze broke out shortly after 8 p.m. at the Miller Mansion in central St. Petersburg, across from St. Isaac's Cathedral.
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Russian Pro-War Writers Say State Has Failed Them

Poets and authors accused the authorities of failing to promote their work and restricting their access to schools and literary events.
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St. Petersburg Plans Officials’ Pay Raises Amid Budget Cuts

Payments to Russian troops fighting in Ukraine and their families would also rise.
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Ye Shows in St. Petersburg Officially Canceled After Weeks of Conflicting Reports

The shows, originally scheduled for Oct. 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena, triggered immediate backlash from conservative Russian politicians due to Ye’s past...
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St. Petersburg Courts and Moscow Universities Evacuate Following Bomb Threats

Similar evacuations were reported at more than a dozen universities throughout Moscow on Thursday, Russian media reported.
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Investigators Drop Murder Charges Against St. Petersburg Businessman Ilya Traber

Traber was arrested in June and charged with ordering the murder of a local politician and business rival outside his home in the Leningrad region.
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St. Petersburg Businessman Ilya Traber Released From Detention – Fontanka

The businessman still faces charges of organized murder and arms trafficking, local media reported.
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Car Bomb Kills Military Officer in St. Petersburg

The lieutenant colonel’s wife was also in the car at the moment of the blast and was badly injured, local media reported.
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St. Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena Cancels Ye Concerts

Say Agency, the organizer of the October performances, said they would still take place despite Gazprom Arena’s withdrawal.
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Rapper Ye Set to Perform in St. Petersburg in October

The performances will take place on Oct. 10 and 11 at the Gazprom Arena, a venue capable of hosting around 80,000 spectators.
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St. Petersburg Philosophy Professor Detained Over $40 ‘Extremist’ Navalny Donations

“I personally supported Alexei Navalny,” Zaytsev told the officers on camera.
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Central Election Commission Bars Yabloko Candidates From St. Petersburg Ballot

Yabloko chairman Nikolai Rybakov accused election officials of systematically targeting the party because it “opposes the authorities and defends residents...
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‘Art Always Tells the Truth’: Yuly Rybakov on Soviet Protests, Repressions and Russia’s Future

The veteran activist, dissident artist and politician will display his art at “Memory Remains,” the final edition of Artists Against the Kremlin.
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At Least 6 Dead After Ukrainian Drones Hit Wildberries Warehouses and Industrial Facility

The online retailer said its logistics centers in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, as well as in annexed Crimea, were hit overnight.
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Yabloko Candidates Disqualified in St. Petersburg Elections Over Missing Paperwork

Members of Yabloko told local media that 11 of their 25 nominees received formal notices claiming their submissions were incomplete.
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St. Petersburg Election Candidate Jailed 10 Days for Old Social Media Posts

Yaroslav Kostrov, who leads a group campaigning to preserve St. Petersburg’s historic architecture, is now barred from seeking elected office for one...
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Leningrad Region Port, Oil Terminal Hit in Major Ukrainian Drone Attack

Governor Alexander Drozdenko said drones had struck the port of Vysotsk, which handles oil, grain, coal and liquefied natural gas.
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