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JOLLY GOOD Year to ‘The Art of English Gardens.’ Locals Have Until Sunday to Enjoy up to 55 Exhibits Showcasing Some of Britain’S Best Offerings in Garden Form NO. 23 (1815) САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ-ТАЙМС WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014 WWW.SPTIMES.RU TATIANA BARKOVA TATIANA In celebration of the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014, the 7th Imperial Gardens of Russia festival, now on at the Mikhailovsky Gardens, has dedicated its theme this JOLLY GOOD year to ‘The Art of English Gardens.’ Locals have until Sunday to enjoy up to 55 exhibits showcasing some of Britain’s best offerings in garden form. See story, page 9. ADVERTISING LocalNews www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, June 11, 2014 ❖ 2 Return To ALL ABOUT TOWN City Governor Steps Down Wednesday, June 11 Art lovers can enjoy a lecture by By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber famous St. Petersburg artist Pe- THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES Leningrad ter Kostenko, who will reveal all President Vladimir Putin accepted the of the secrets behind Malevich’s resignation of St. Petersburg Governor popularity. The meeting is free Georgy Poltavchenko on June 4 in a and takes place in the Sinichka move that will bolster Poltavchenko’s auditorium at 6 p.m., 16 Pesoch- chance of winning an early re-election, Proposed naya Naberezhnaya. and may serve to strengthen the Krem- lin’s hold on regional politics. THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES Thursday, June 12 Poltavchenko told Putin on June 4 Russia’s Communist leader has voiced The Piper Festival is on today that his resignation was based on a de- support for a referendum to rename the and tomorrow on Yelagin Island, sire to oversee the implementation of a city of Volgograd to Stalingrad, and has gathering folk musicians from multifaceted development program ad- suggested that St. Petersburg re-adopt around the country for two days opted by the city last month. its Soviet-era name of Leningrad. of performances steeped in the “I have the desire to personally par- “Only two cities have been sub- rich musical traditions of the ticipate in the development of this jected to name changes after the Great British Isles. As one of the older strategy and I would like, Vladimir / VEDOMOSTI PORTER SERGEI Patriotic War — Leningrad and Stalin- music events in St. Petersburg, it Vladimirovich [Putin], to request your Georgy Poltavchenko’s resignation is likely to boost his chances of re-election. grad” Communist Party head Gennady promises to transport festival- support to have early gubernatorial Zyuganov told Russian News Service. goers to a simpler era. elections in St. Petersburg this Septem- of the Kremlin’s desire to assert greater Oreshkin said that calling early “They were not awarded the title of Those who wish to catch the ber to realize what was planned and authority over the regions, said Dmitry elections may carry specific advantages ‘Hero City’ for nothing, the whole tropical mood but can‘t leave the what, in my opinion, can realistically be Oreshkin, the head of the Merkator re- for governors that were appointed and world knows them as Leningrad and city are encouraged to visit Bee- done to further develop the city,” Pol- have never previously had to secure Stalingrad” Zyuganov said, adding the Camp Kite Surfing festival. Visi- tavchenko said, according to a tran- their positions by popular vote. Putin people of St. Petersburg had to be tors can expect a kite surfer’s script of the meeting published on the abolished elections at the gubernato- called upon to back the name change. show featuring the best Russian Kremlin’s website June 5. ‘This tactic favors the rial level in 2004 but reintroduced the During D-Day commemorations in kite surfers, beach volleyball, Poltavchenko also told reporters in system in 2012 following a wave politi- Normandy last week, President Vladi- live music and burgers. The fes- St. Petersburg that he was confident he incumbent...and is an cal protests. mir Putin suggested that residents of tival starts at noon at St. Peters- would be re-elected in the first round, expression of the “Governors are striking the iron the city once dubbed after Soviet dicta- burg’s 300th Anniversary Park, RBK reported on June 5. while it is hot,” Oreshkin said. “Gover- tor Josef Stalin could vote to change its 157 Primorsky Prospekt. Poltavchenko’s resignation comes Kremlin’s desire to nors are calling early elections because current name — Volgograd — back to amid a wave of recent gubernatorial assert greater they know the situation will get worse Stalingrad. Friday, June 13 dismissals that have paved the way to with time. Prices will go up, and sala- A number of Russian politicians Experience the atmosphere of early elections. In total, the electorates authority.’ ries and pensions will not follow. They and the Orthodox Church have voiced the colorful Indian Holi festival of at least 32 regions will turn out to the will face problems that could jeopar- support for the proposal. by visiting Kirovets stadium at polls on Sept. 14. Like many others in search group, which monitors regional dize their re-election. And because Pu- 6-8 Perekopskaya Ulitsa. More his position, Poltavchenko will con- political developments in Russia tin is popular right now, they want his than 20 young bands will play live tinue to serve as acting governor in the “It is not a coincidence that several popularity to rub off on them.” music during the two-day festival months leading up to the elections. governors are resigning in a short lapse Likewise, Oreshkin said, the strat- Birth Rate while a huge crowd of people will This tactic favors the incumbent, of time,” Oreshkin told The St. Peters- egy helps ensure that governors will be take part in paint fights. leaving little time for competitors to burg Times on June 5. “This tactic ac- able to deliver in helping the Kremlin prepare and execute their own elec- commodates both the Kremlin and re- secure the vote for its favored presi- Saturday, June 14 toral campaigns, and is an expression gional governors themselves.” dential candidate in 2018. Surpasses Take part in Sketch Day to learn how cartoons and video games Совместно с are made. The whole process of Death Rate creating a picture, from a pencil THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES drawing to a finished digital For the first time in 2014, the work, will be explained in de- birth rate in St. Petersburg has tailed lectures and master exceeded the death rate, Fon- classes. The event takes place in tanka.ru reports. This news Loft Project Etagi, 74 Ligovsky comes in spite of a natural de- Prospekt. Participation for one crease in population numbers day costs 1,400 rubles ($40). Russia is experiencing as a Discuss the influence of IT- whole, according to the Russian technologies on the city’s devel- State Statistics Service. opment during the “CityCamp In the first four months of & Hack 2014: City is For the 2014, the number of births in St. People” conference. Entrance is Petersburg exceeded the number free but registration is neces- of deaths by 119. sary. Statistics for the country as a whole show that deaths outnum- Sunday, June 15 ber births by 4 percent, although Replace an ordinary visit to a gym the figures vary significantly by with something more exciting dur- region. ing today’s table tennis tourna- In the Leningrad region for ment. The event is organized by every 100 births, 169 deaths are the Museum of Soviet Arcade recorded. The highest birthrate Machines and will be held at the is found in Ingushetia, where six museum’s space, 2B Konushen- times more births than deaths naya Ploschad, at 8 p.m. The en- occur. Chechnya, Dagestan, trance fee is 200 rubles ($5.70). Tuva, the Tyumen Region and Yakutia have also experienced Monday, June 16 birth rates higher than death Celebrate with Russian rock rates in the first quarter of 2014. band DDT at the A2 Club on According to the latest gov- Prospekt Medikov as they pres- ernment statistics, 13,000 mar- ent their new album “Transpar- riages and 9,500 divorces were ent.” The album is more per- recorded in St. Petersburg. As a sonal than their previous one result, the family stability index and tries to answer delicate yet for St. Petersburg is 71 percent, pressing questions about the fu- which is slightly less than the na- ture of the country. Tickets for tional average of 77 percent. The the show, which begins at 8 p.m., Leningrad Oblast, on the other start at 1,200 rubles ($34.60). РЕКЛАМА hand, saw 93 divorces for every 100 weddings, giving it a lower Tuesday, June 17. score on the index. Don’t miss your chance today to The figures for the Leningrad meet with legendary rock jour- Oblast, however, were not the nalist and music expert Artemy worst recorded by the State Sta- Troitsky. In between playing an tistics Service. The Bryansk anniversary DJ set, he will speak Oblast, in Central Russia, saw with guests. The event will take the number of divorces exceed place at 7 p.m. at Imagine Club, 16+ the number of weddings in the 20 Ulitsa Zhukovskogo, the larg- first quarter of 2014. est record shop in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg Times | www.sptimes.ru LOCAL NEWS Wednesday, June 11, 2014 ❖ 3 Russia Gets Set as FIFA World Cup Kicks Off By Gus Peters It is yet another eerie similarity to THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES Russia’s last appearance in the World The FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow Cup. In 2002, then midfielder and play- evening in Brazil as the host country maker Alexander Mostovoi missed the takes on Croatia in the first of 64 games tournament after injuring his thigh sev- to be played over the next month.
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