NUMBER 118 
AUGUST 8 - 14, 1995
BROTHERS IN ARMS
A sunny Paratroopers' Day last week saw the lads
celebrating in style. Marches through the city center allowed them to strut
their stuff as St Petersburg damsels cheered them on. Swagger aside, it was a
peaceful exhibition of masculine charm. PHOTO: ALEXANDER BELENKY
-
TOP STORIES
- Malyshev claims police conspiracy framed him
- Alleged St Petersburg crime boss Alexander Malyshev took the stand to protest his innocence. Malyshev and his co-defendants have been accused of a series of crimes under the catch-all charge of banditism.
- Newlyweds hijacked in bomb hoax
- A man held up a newly married couple with what he claimed were explosives and demanded a meeting with St Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak.
- American claims visa refused over HIV law
- A St Petersburg youth hostel was told an American had
been refused a Russian visa because he did not have an HIV certificate.
-
FEATURE
- The casualties of capitalism
- The advent of a new economic system in Russia has seen a
blossoming of get-rich-quick schemes that have turned out to be get-poor-quick
traps for many. About 200,000 St Petersburg citizens have been burned by
companies promising large profits, cheap cars and other benefits. YEVGENIA
BORISOVA investigates the plight of those whose dreams have turned to dust.
-
SECTIONS
Return to St Petersburg Press Home Page
Sponsored by M & S Enterprises -- information about some of the highest-quality real estate and sevices available from the city's best real estate company.
