NUMBER 108, MAY 30 - JUNE 5, 1995
MANY HAPPY RETURNS ST PETERSBURG!
Last week saw the 292nd birthday of Russia's Venice of
the North. Proud Petersburgers marked the day with festivities including
concerts, trade fairs and parades. In 1703 Peter the Great laid the first stone
of the Peter and Paul Fortress to protect the mainland. The fortress, with its gleaming spire, has become the chief monument to the city's founder.
Photo: Alexander Belenky. (Large jpg - 45K)
TOP STORIES
- Carter still on the run as wife faces the music
The estranged wife of missing American entrepreneur David
Carter has admitted fraud charges involving nearly $1 million while an
international manhunt for the fugitive property developer goes on.
- Boy killed after champagne celebration
A 13-year-old boy was tied up and beaten to death by four
drunken teenagers at a St Petersburg school just after he had finished his
end-of-year exams.
- Finn fined over 'Russky' insult
According to a recent Finnish court ruling, it is racist to call a Russian a
"Russky." The court fined a restaurant doorman $90 for using the term in a
heated argument with a woman customer.
FEATURE
- Cults spread message of fear. (Photo)
Is Russia's cult timebomb about to explode? As the
world recoils from a deadly nerve gas attack on a Tokyo subway by one group of
fanatics, some experts warn it could happen here. CATHERINE PARTSCH
reports.
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