Artistic affection: Andrei Ananov (right) receives
actor Kirill Lavrov's warmest congratulations on receiving his Honored Artist
of the Russian Federation" award last week.
A Swiss company, which has failed to invested about $60
million into St Petersburg's sea port as required by its contract, may now
insist on millions of dollars to give up its exclusive rights to develop the port.
Large amounts of the poisin dioxin present in St
Petersburg are a major factor in the city's high level of disease, according to
environmental experts.
Russia's newest nuclear cruiser, Pyotr Veliky (Peter the
Great), has successfully completed its first mission -- a test cruise from St
Petersburg to Kronshtadt.
The director of the Russian-American security firm whose
offices were seized by the Russian President's Procurement Office has vowed to
fight the seizure of his offices through all legal means -- to the bitter end.
Criticism of the Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) as weak and unable to provide adequate national security have been rejected by a senior security figure.
Demands for protection money should not be met under any
circumstances, the chief of St Petersburg's special police squad dealing with
crime for and against foreigners has advised.
New career opportunities for retired polar explorers are
relatively few, so it was encouraging to see that one at least has made it to
the top in politics.
A St Petersburg employee of the Norwegian environmental company Bellona is caught up in Russian Security Service (FSB) investigations into disclosure of state secrets concerning radioactive waste storage in Russia's north.
