NUMBER 120 
AUGUST 22 - 28, 1995
WHERE'S THE FIRE?
Local firefighters proved their mettle last week in
the International Competition in the Memory of Hero-Firemen. Events included
racing with hoses (pictured), ladder-climbing and various events involving real
fire. As promised by organizer S A Mednikov, the competition turned out to be
"very interesting."
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TOP STORIES
- Mothers to aid UN inquiry
- The United Nations' Committee for Human Rights has applied to group of
St Petersburg mothers to help them overrule Russia's decision against allowing
a UN representative to travel to Chechnya.
- Local hacker accused of diverting Citibank funds
- A St Petersburg computer hacker who allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Citibank New York using a computer here, is on trial in London.
- Old Believer villages on lake face extinction
- St Petersburg environmentalists have called for urgent
measures to prevent the destruction a traditional minority community on the
shores of nearby Lake Chudskoye.
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FEATURE
- Prostitution thrives in Vyborg's streets
- Law-enforcement officials in Vyborg are struggling with more than customs violations. Vyborg police recently busted a teen prostitution ring, uncovering the sordid underbelly of the trade town 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of St Petersburg. YEVGENIA BORISOVA reports.
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