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By Sergey Chernov Petersburg would unite as a “single, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES democratic, anti-militarist, anti-impe- As local democrats argued over their rial” group on May 1. slogans ahead of the upcoming May Andrei Pivovarov, a co-chairman of Day march, anti-war protests contin- the local branch of the Republican ued on Sunday with an unauthorized Party of Russia-People’s Freedom gathering near Kazan Cathedral and a Party, also known as RPR-Parnas, said series of one-man protests on Nevsky that the differences were caused not by Prospect, St. Petersburg’s main street. the anti-war stance but the long-stand- About 200 people gathered at Ka- ing differences between Democratic zan Cathedral on Sunday to protest St. Petersburg and several other demo- against censorship, the shuttering of cratic and liberal organizations. independent media outlets and anti- “So far the negotiations are open, Ukrainian propaganda by state-con- but in reality it’s unlikely we’ll come to trolled media. Originally, a March of an agreement,” Pivovarov said on Apr. Truth was due to be held on that day 14. but City Hall refused to authorize the “It was probably not noticed by rally and suggested that it be moved to anyone else, but there was a huge con- the remote Polyustrovsky Park in the flict last year which resulted in Demo- north of the city. cratic St. Petersburg expelling me from “They always find some reasons to the organizational committee and deny the rallies, I didn’t even look into moving our Freedom for [opposition the details,” organizer Natalya Tsym- leader] Alexei Navalny banner to third balova, one of the leaders of the Dem- place in the march lineup. When peo- ocratic St. Petersburg coalition, told ple want to downplay Navalny, accus- The St. Petersburg Times on Monday. ing him of nationalism and personal “They cite repair work or other ambitions, something is wrong,” he events [taking place at the same place said. at the same time]; it’s a game we know “There are a number of different all too well. Instead, they offered Poly- organization committees [for the May ushrovsky Park, which doesn’t suit us 1, 2014 march]. We have a strong de- at all because it’s far from the center, sire to agree with them, but it’s likely from the metro and far from other peo- that we’ll fail,” said Pivovarov. ple. We didn’t even consider it because / SPT CHERNOV SERGEY He also added that anti-war and to agree to such an option means not to A lone protester standing near the corner of Dumskaya Ulitsa and Nevsky Prospekt. anti-censorship slogans would be used respect oneself.” by their group too, but that the main The rally was due to be held on the with Ukraine,” Tsymbalova said. one-man protests a month ago, we “We believe that Ukraine is the theme would be the municipal elec- same date as the March of Truth in “The wave of propaganda that we faced huge amounts of hostility. I was most important, the most painful and tions due to take place on Sept. 14. The Moscow but authorities there refused see now was also connected to Ukraine in shock. During one protest, I was ap- the most sensitive subject, and will not elections will be held in 106 of St. Pe- to authorize the event as a march, per- and we should speak out about it, even proached by about 20 people who be resolved before May 1.” tersburg’s 111 municipal districts. mitting only a stationary rally instead. if it might prove unpopular. We have called me names. To my pleasant sur- However, the alleged unpopularity According to Pivovarov, the other Several thousand people were reported no fear of unpopular subjects. It’s more prise, there was nothing like this [on of anti-war sentiments may split local group include the RPR-Parnas, Civil to have attended the rally in Moscow. important to us than gaining electoral Sunday]. A couple of people did come democrats ahead of the May Day Platform, Navalny’s Progress Party, the At the rally in St. Petersburg, some advantages.” up to me and ask, ‘How much are you march, Tsymbalova said. December 5 Party and the Vesna people held placards reading “Hands Several young men who tried to being paid?’ but it was no more than in She said some organizations are re- (Spring) youth movement, which ear- off of independent media,” “Truth. provoke the protesters by speaking in a usual in such situations. Either, the luctant to support anti-war slogans that lier formed a coalition for the elec- Nothing but the truth.” and “Don’t for- support by Russian President Vladimir propaganda has become less intense or Democratic St. Petersburg plans to use tions. get to switch off the television,” but Putin and against Ukraine were seen at people are getting used to it and react- at the demonstration and are likely to “The presentation of this municipal many made direct reference to the rally, but no clashes were reported. ing less emotionally.” form a splinter group. “For some rea- bloc will be our main message [at the Ukraine. The police did not make any arrests, A larger anti-war protest is ex- son, this group has been reluctant to May Day march],” Pivovarov said. “Putin’s media, stop lying about although some protesters received pected to be held on May 1, at what make statements about Ukraine “Maybe the timing is a bit off, but Ukraine,” read a placard signed Dem- warnings and some had their names Tsymbalova sees as the year’s main po- lately,” Tsymbalova said, adding that it’s the only chance we have to march ocratic St. Petersburg and held by co- and passport details taken down by of- litical manifestation. Traditionally, there has been no news from the Anti- along Nevsky Prospekt and it’s impor- alition activist Vsevolod Nelayev. ficers. groups of every political stripe — from War Committee since it was formed on tant for us to say that we not only hold “Down with the power of the KGB. “According to the polls, most Rus- the pro-Kremlin United Russia party Mar. 2. “I suppose that they have de- rallies but are involved in local politics Enough lying. Hands off of Ukraine,” sians support the annexation of Crimea to the opposition factions — march cided not to push the issue.” as well. We have about 500 candidates read another. and believe the propaganda broadcast down Nevsky Prospekt as part of the In a statement released on Apr. 7, so far but we need to have about twice “The last wave of clampdowns on on state television. To go against the official Holiday of Spring and Labor in Democratic St Petersburg urged all the as many. It’s important for us that the freedom of speech and attacks against trend is to lose points [in the eyes of the Russia. democratic organizations in the city people who go to the rallies will come independent media, such as those electorate],” Tsymbalova said. “We hope our march will be autho- and their supporters to cooperate in out to vote and, most importantly, gain against the Grani.ru website and Do- “This time, however, we felt less ag- rized, but of course there’s a risk that it preparing for the march and expressed positions of power.” zhd television, was definitely connected gression than before. When we held may be banned as well,” she said. hopes that all of the democrats of St. ALL ABOUT TOWN

Historic Substation Rescued Wednesday, Apr. 16 Friday, Apr. 18 Botanical Garden. Starting Apr. By Irina Titova incurred regarding the project. Since Learn more about AmCham’s Teachers and students alike 17, budding botanists will marvel THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES the beginning of 2013, the company efforts during the Joint Manufac- shouldn’t miss the opportunity to at the variety and beauty of the St. Petersburg’s Cultural Heritage says that it has invested more than turing, and Investment and Legal establish lasting contacts with Rus- desert’s most iconic plant. Preservation Committee has recom- 400 million rubles ($11.1 million) in Committees Meeting today at 9 sian and foreign institutions during Monday, Apr. 21 mended that the city’s Committee of reconfiguring the electrical systems in a.m. Check their website for more the 21st Education and Career Fair Improve your grasp of Neruda, State Control, Use and the Preserva- the building. information about the event. at LenExpo, beginning today and Bolano and Marquez at TrueDA’s tion of Monuments, or KGIOP, add Expert assessment recommending Today marks the beginning of finishing tomorrow. Learn more Beginners Spanish Lesson this tracking substation No.11, known as that the building housing the substa- IPhEB and CPhI Russia 2014, an about education in Russia and con- evening at their location on the the “siege substation,” to the list of tion be added to the list of regional international forum for the phar- nect with your fellow scholars. Petrograd Side. An experienced regional monuments. monuments was submitted to KGIOP maceutical industry and biotech- The Tromso International Film teacher will be on hand to help all The decision invalidates plans by two days before LSR Group were due nology that will be at LenExpo Festival, Norway’s largest, brings a attendees better understand the the city’s construction company LSR to begin building a fence in advance today and tomorrow. Those both short festival to St. Petersburg for intricacies of the language and im- Group to demolish the substation and of demolishing the substation. LSR already established in the indus- one day only during Scandinavian prove their accent. build an apart-hotel in its place, the Group planned to transfer the substa- tries and hoping to start a career Oddities, starting at 7 p.m. today at Tuesday, Apr. 22 Fontanka.ru online news portal re- tion’s capacity to a new building and are encouraged to attend and net- Rodina Cinema Center. Tickets for SPIBA’s Breakfast with the Di- ported last week. construct a 9,000 square meter hotel work with their colleagues. the event are 100 rubles ($2.80). rector event series continues as The members of the Council rec- on the spot. Thursday, Apr. 17 Sunday, Apr. 20 the association welcomes Andrei ognized that the substation was not The tracking substation was built Expocenter Eurasia at 13 Celebrate Easter at Pavlovsk Barannikov, general director of an architectural masterpiece but de- in 1931 and it was the second substa- Ulitsa Kapitan Voronin is the sight during the Easter Fair that begins SPN Communications, to the cided to save it as a historical monu- tion built in St. Petersburg, then Len- of Goods on the Way, a five-day today and continues through next Anna Pavlova Hall of the Angle- ment nonetheless. ingrad, during the Soviet period. On event starting today showcasing Sunday. Visitors will have the terre Hotel this morning at 9 a.m. General Director of LSR Group March 8, 1942 it became one of the the latest in the industrial prod- chance to paint Easter eggs and Attendees must confirm their par- Alexander Vakhmistrov said the three substations that provided elec- ucts industry. Bags, backpacks, children can take part in games as ticipation by Apr. 21. holding group was taking the decision tricity to the city trams following the swimsuits and much, much more well as help decorate a tree in The AmCham Environment, of the council “philosophically” but cold and deadly siege in the winter of will be available to attendees hop- honor of Christianity’s holiest day. Health and Safety Committee added that if building was included 1941/1942. The substation in question ing to update not only their style Today is one of the final days to Meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 on the regional monuments list, the was the main supplier of electricity at but their accessories for the up- see the exhibit Cacti — Children a.m. this morning in the their St. city was required to compensate in- the time and has remained unchanged coming summer. of the Sun at the Peter the Great Petersburg office. vestors for the costs it had already since the war, Fontanka.re reported The St. Petersburg Times | www.sptimes.ru LOCAL NEWS Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 3 Zenit Retakes First Place By Gus Peters were able to get together and played THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES well after giving up a goal. I think the A hat-trick from Brazilian forward team will continue in the same spirit, Hulk and another goal from Venezu- since it’s training well, and showing elan striker Jose Salomon Rondon good football.” guided Zenit St. Petersburg to a 4-1 Zenit now control their destiny in victory over Krasnodar on Apr. 12. the league thanks to their win and The win, their fourth in a row, gives former leaders Lokomotiv Moscow’s Zenit a one-point lead at the top of 0-0 draw with last-place Anzhi the Russian Premier League with five Makhachkala on Sunday. If Zenit win games left to play. the rest of their games, they will be Since replacing Italian manager league champions for the third time Luciano Spalletti following a drastic in four years. drop in form, Portuguese manager The St. Petersburg’s club game Andre Villas-Boas has rescued Ze- against Lokomotiv in Moscow on nit’s season and instilled an attacking May 4 now looks as if it may be the flair to the team’s play that had disap- title decider. Before then, Zenit must peared after a strong start to the sea- travel to Makhachkala to face Anzhi, son. In the four games Villas-Boas a team fighting to avoid relegation has managed, the team has scored 14 after failing to win in its first 19 games goals compared to scoring only six in of the season, and play Volga Nizhny the seven games before his hiring. Novgorod at home. Hulk opened the scoring in the Following their match in Moscow, 21st minute when Krasnodar goal- Zenit will play host to rivals Dinamo keeper Andrei Sinitsyn failed to Moscow before traveling to Krasno- punch away the Brazilian’s swerving dar to face Kuban Krasnodar to con- AP free kick. Krasnodar then drew level clude their season on May 15.

in the 52nd minute when a long ball In other action from around the / AP LOVETSKY DMITRY allowed Brazilian midfielder Joaoz- league, Spartak Moscow solidified inho to get behind Zenit’s defense and their hold on fifth place in the league People watch the launch of a model rocket at the Peter and Paul Fortress on Sunday, Apr. shoot past goalkeeper Juri Lodygin. thanks to a 1-0 victory over Kryliya LIFTOFF 13, to mark the 53rd anniversary of Russia’s first manned flight into space. Hulk doubled his tally for the day Sovetov on Apr. 11. in the 64th minute when a corner kick On Apr. 12, Tom Tomsk and Am- found him unmarked and his shot kar Perm played out a 0-0 draw while took a wicked deflection off of Kras- CSKA Moscow stayed in third after nodar defender Vitaly Kaleshin and defeating Ural 1-0. Terek Grozny Finnish Woman Smuggles Lover into the back of the net. earned their biggest win of the sea- Rondon sealed the win in the 81st son, beating Rostov-Na-Donu 3-0 in RIA NOVOSTI Russian Border Service said in a state- tempting to cross the border without minute after tapping home the re- Chechnya. Russian border guards detained a ment. valid documents. He faces a maximum bound from Portuguese midfielder Rubin Kazan’s poor season con- Finnish woman last month who was at- “The Finnish citizen said that she of two years in jail and up to a 200,000 Danny’s shot and Hulk added an- tinued as Kuban Krasnodar scored tempting to smuggle her Turkish lover was an accomplice in the crime because ruble ($5,600) fine. other, his third of the day, in stoppage twice to win 2-0 on Sunday and in- across the Russian-Finnish border, law of her love for the Turkish man, who The Finnish woman was taken into time with a low strike past a helpless crease the gap between the teams to enforcement said Apr. 8. she allegedly married in Turkey,” the custody in St. Petersburg and has been Sinitsyn. four points. “While inspecting the car of a 55- statement explains. charged with aiding and abetting an at- “This was an important victory, a Dinamo Moscow hammered Volga year-old Finnish woman who was on The man was detained in the city of tempted crime. very important one,” Villas-Boas told Nizhny Novgorod on the road 5-0 her way home, we found a 37-year-old Vyborg, a historic Russian city on the The incident took place in March Zenit’s English-language website af- with five second-half goals from four Turkish citizen hiding in the car trunk,” border with Finland. Police filed a but was not announced at the time, law ter the game. “I liked how the players different players Monday evening. the St. Petersburg department of the criminal case against the man for at- enforcement said.

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The same applies to people who are Since 1966, the U.S. Justice De- Former Human Rights Ombuds- Alexander Cherkasov, a member used to being sold.” partment has not won a single crimi- man Vladimir Lukin, who had sought of Memorial’s management board, The Kremlin’s opponents have also nal case against presumed “foreign 228 Ligovsky Prospekt, to repeal the law, has argued that said by phone that the group could said that the law would attach a stigma agents.” Suite 205 the law violated the constitutional also be shut down because prosecu- to those labeled as “foreign agents” The U.S.-based Democracy provisions on freedom of speech tors were seeking to label it a foreign and make their work almost impossi- and Cooperation Institute and the and freedom of association and that agent. ble, since government agencies Center on Global Interests, which are Tel.: 702 3878, the definitions of political activities As the authorities seek to imple- and other NGOs would shun them. financed from Russian sources and are 640 5252 ext. 333 and foreign agents in its text were too ment the foreign agent law, lawmakers They have said that the label is being accused by many of promoting vague. have plans to toughen it. Last month used in the same sense as during Stal- the Kremlin’s interests, are not regis- [email protected] Rights groups, including New Andrei Klishas, chairman of the Fed- in’s Great Purge in the 1930s. tered as foreign agents. NationalNews www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 4 Snow White ‘Unpatriotic’ By Anna Dolgov help understand the solutions to this or THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES that mathematical problem. And I have MOSCOW — The Education and Sci- come to the conclusion that they have ence Ministry plans to scrap a mathe- no direct relevance to the solution, and matics textbook from the list of recom- it’s completely unclear what they are mended literature for elementary doing here,” she said. schools after an official accused the The textbook, written by teacher fairy-tale characters in the book of and methodologist Lyudmila Peterson, being insufficiently Russian, a news is one of the most popular mathematics report said. textbooks in the country, but will be Russian Academy of Education of- scrapped from the list of recommended ficial Lyudmila Ulyakhina said using literature soon to be released by the Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Education Ministry, Znak.ru reported Pinocchio, Cinderella and other classic Apr. 8. fairy-tale characters in illustrations and “When I was attacked by critics word problems in the math textbook purporting that patriotism in a text- for grades one through four is “not con- book was a ridiculous concept, I did ducive to instilling patriotism,” Znak.ru the math: Out of 119 characters pic- reported. tured here, only nine have something “What do we see starting from the to do with Russian culture,” Ulyakhina first pages? Gnomes, Snow White — said. those are representative of a foreign “I’m sorry, but no, patriotism is not culture,” she said. “And here are ridiculous, it is our mentality,” she said. gnomes again — I’m starting to wonder Supporters of the textbook were what they are doing here in such num- planning to appeal the ministry’s deci- bers and whether they are working to sion in court, Znak.ru reported. MAXIM STULOV / VEDOMOSTI MAXIM STULOV Russian soldiers going through training. The Russian Migrants Federation says millions of workers are ready to serve. Putin Gives Himself a Raise Migrants Keen to Join Russian Army THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES The decree comes after government MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin officials income declarations were made THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES The organization added that it was nization’s head, Muhammad Amin is set to receive an almost threefold public on Apr. 11, showing that Putin re- MOSCOW — Migrant workers in Rus- concerned about “aggressive Western Madzhumder. increase in his salary, according to a ceived 3,672,208 rubles ($102,660) sia have asked the country’s leadership pressure on the international commu- In 2013, a conscription law was decree published Monday on the Krem- in 2013 and Medvedev took home to allow them to serve in the armed nity,” saying that it could no longer amended to compel all young people lin website. Prime Minister Dmitry 4,259,525 rubles ($118,504)— a decrease forces. act as an observer to unfolding in possession of Russian citizenship Medvedev will also see his salary from the previous year’s earnings. In a statement released Monday, events. to serve in the army — the exceptions increased by 2.65 times, said the decree Presidential spokesman Dmitry Pes- the Russian Migrants Federation said It is time to unite “all people living being former citizens of Tajikistan that came into effect on Apr. 11. kov said the difference was accounted that millions of workers were ready in Russia, without any ideological divi- and Turkmenistan. Foreign nationals are Putin’s salary is currently estimated for by unused holiday dates in 2012, to help defend Russia, including people sion and regardless of their origin or currently exempt from military service. at about 270,000 rubles ($7,500) for which both Putin and Medvedev re- from the former Soviet republics, In- religion. Only unity...can protect us,” The Defense Ministry is yet to com- a month or 3,360,000 rubles ($93,478) ceived financial compensation, and that terfax reported. said the statement, signed by the orga- ment on the statement. per year, Vedomosti reported. their salaries had remained consistent. РЕКЛАМА First Sexual Harassment Bill Under Consideration by Duma 22 мая 2014 г., By Katie Davies “Deputy Nilov’s initiative is not THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES based in reality,” he said. Санкт-Петербург, Red Stars Hotel /наб. реки Пряжки, д. 30 Russia’s first anti-sexual harassment “This bill will restrict the freedoms law has been submitted to the State of both Russian and non-Russian citi- Duma, despite concerns among critics zens and will give the racist elements that its terms will be used to deport for- in the country’s law enforcement agen- Автоматизация финансов eign workers unfairly. cies more opportunity to assert them- The changes will protect the honor selves,” he said. “All criminals should and dignity of “the more beautiful, but be equal in the eyes of Russian law.” компаний и холдингов: weaker sex,” said Oleg Nilov, the bill’s Immigration and fear of ethnic author and a deputy from minority crime remains a contentious issue party A Just Russia, on his blog. in Russia, despite government data организация и управление проектом The bill, which would apply only proving that just 1.8 percent of crimes to women being harassed by men, de- reported to police in 2012 were com- ЦЕЛЬ: передать участникам тренинга технологию и практические know-how организации проекта по автоматиза- fines harassment as unwelcome contact mitted by foreign nationals. About 35 ции управления финансами компании (холдинга). or attempted contact, requests for sex- percent of Russians see migrant work- ual favors, and other verbal or physical ers as a “threat,” according to a 2013 ТРЕНИНГ ОРИЕНТИРОВАН НА: финансовых директоров, заместителей генеральных директоров по экономике и conduct of a sexual nature. survey by state pollster VTsIOM. финансам, директоров по ИТ Additional punishments would be About 1,000 people from countries incorporated into the legislation outside the former Soviet Union have ВЕДУЩИЙ ТРЕНИНГА: Павел Боровков, управляющий партнер, «Партнеры и Боровков» for non-Russian offenders, who depu- lost their work visas since December ties believe are more likely to commit for committing two or more minor “ad- ПРОГРАММА: serious offenses. ministrative violations,” Bloomberg • Основные области автоматизации: бюджетирование, управленческий учёт, казначейство, инвестиции, МСФО, “The millions of migrant workers reported last month. 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to 120 hours of community service, of deportation for minor offenses Стоимость участия: 10000 руб. (без учета НДС) with penalties increasing to an 80,000 might grow in the wake of the Ukrai- to 100,000 ruble ($2,223 to $2,779) fine nian crisis and threat of Western sanc- and up to 200 hours unpaid work tions. for repeat offenders. About 30 percent of Russian Non-Russian offenders will also be women have experienced sexual ha- deported. rassment at work, according to a 2012 Muhammad Amin Madzhumder, survey carried out by the Oleg Sukhov president of the Federation of Migrants legal center. Russia was ranked 61st По вопросам программы и участия просим Вас обращаться in Russia, criticized the proposed sanc- out of 136 countries in terms of gender 16+ к руководителю проекта Ольге Никитенко по телефону (812) 325-60-80, tions as unacceptable and bordering equality by the World Economic Fo- e-mail: [email protected] on racist. rum in 2013. The St. Petersburg Times | www.sptimes.ru NATIONAL NEWS Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 5 Recordings Show Russian Agents Active in Ukraine By Anna Dolgov denied any military intervention, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES and accused Kiev on Monday of putting MOSCOW — Ukraine’s security ser- together the recording in a “cheap at- vice, the SBU, has released a recording tempt” at a cover-up for a supposedly of what it claims are phone conversa- botched anti-terrorism operation, RIA tions that it intercepted between “sub- Novosti reported. versive groups” of Russian servicemen Other videos posted on YouTube deployed in eastern Ukraine and their this weekend showed well-armed men bosses in Moscow. in military fatigues directing pro-Mos- In the recording published on the cow protesters during a storming of a service’s YouTube channel on Mon- police station in the eastern Ukrainian day — a day after Ukraine’s interior city of Kramatorsk, and leading raids minister said a security officer was killed in other towns. and five others wounded in a gun battle Western diplomats cited the footage in the east of the country — a suppos- as evidence of a replay of the scenario edly Russian agent said that his group that preceded Russia’s annexation had “taken out” several people when of Crimea, when armed men in uni- a motorcade ran into their ambush. forms without insignia took control “Our group shot down three VIP- of the peninsula, while Moscow denied class vehicles in which they were travel- that they were Russian. ing,” he added. “You don’t have to take my word The unidentified caller on the other for it, or even those of the Ukrainian end of the line praised the assault government. You need only witness and cited Ukraine’s official statements, yourself the videos of professional mili- which said that the head of the security tary shepherding thugs into a building service’s counter-terrorism task force in Kramatorsk, the photographs show- GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP WIJNGAERT VANDEN GEERT was among those injured during ing the so-called concerned citizens tak- Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans talks with journalists at the EU Council building in Luxembourg on Monday. the Sunday shoot- ing over out in the eastern Slovyansk city of Slovyansk. The Kremlin has equipped exactly “You marked like the elite the holiday well,” he accused Kiev of troops that took EU Adds Russians to Blacklist said at the end of the Crimea, or call, in an apparent putting together the the video of a John-Thor Dahlburg ditional and far-reaching conse- next week for a snap summit to rev up reference to Palm recordings as a military opera- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS quences in a broad reach of economic the sanctions regime. Sunday, a Christian tion in Krasny LUXEMBOURG (AP) — European areas” between EU countries and A total of 33 Russian and pro- holiday celebrated cover-up for a Liman by armed Union foreign ministers decided Mon- Russia. Russian Crimean politicians, law- in both Russia botched operation. men with day to sanction more Russians with Preparatory work on just what makers, military leaders and other and Ukraine. the same equip- asset freezes and visa bans as a sign of those economic measures could be is public figures are currently subject to In another of the phone calls, ment,” U.S. Ambassador to the UN Sa- the trade bloc’s outrage over Mos- proceeding. EU asset freezes and visa bans, said the SBU video cited a Moscow phone mantha Power said Sunday in com- cow’s ongoing interference in On Thursday, Ashton is scheduled Paul Ivan, an analyst at the Brussels- number for one of the callers, identified ments posted on the U.S. diplomatic Ukraine, a high-ranking EU official to meet in Switzerland with Secretary based European Policy Center, an only as “Alexander” in the video. mission’s website. announced. of State John Kerry and the foreign independent think tank. That’s more Ukrainska Pravda reported that British Ambassador to the UN Mark EU foreign policy chief Catherine ministers of Russia and Ukraine. than covered by similar U.S. mea- the number belonged to a pro-Kremlin Lyall Grant said that the video footage Ashton declined to make public the Some EU member country govern- sures, but in general the targets of publicist Alexander Borodai, and cited showed “a pattern that is all too famil- number or the names of any of the ments will be closely watching the EU sanctions are lower-ranking, and unidentified sources as saying that iar.” Russian officials or citizens affected. Kremlin delegation’s actions to deter- don’t include members of Russian the man had been entrusted with Russian President Vladimir Putin Another European Union official, mine whether it’s time to move to President Vladimir Putin’s innermost the “Crimea question” and now is han- spoke by phone with his U.S. counter- who spoke on condition of anonymity what, in the trade bloc’s jargon, is be- circle or oligarchs who support him, dling the “Donetsk question” in eastern part Barack Obama on Monday and de- because of a lack of authorization to ing called Phase III of sanctions. Ivan said. Ukraine. In February, Borodai pub- nied accusations that Russia was in- reveal details, said the decision, ad- “What we need to do is use the Sanctioning individuals is the sec- lished a YouTube video, titled: “How volved in the escalating violence in east- opted unanimously by the trade bloc’s meeting in Geneva to start talking ond stage of the graduated measures to Divide Ukraine.” ern Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a state- 28 foreign ministers, needed to be en- about how to de-escalate the situa- agreed to by EU leaders last month as The SBU said in a statement that ment. shrined in legal documents, and that tion,” Ashton said. “It’s absolutely the best way to bring about a change Russia had begun “large-scale military Instead, he blamed the unrest on the they will be drafted quickly. vital we find a suitable way through in Russian behavior. The first stage aggression” in eastern Ukraine by de- “unwillingness and the inability of the The decision was reached at a this that is going to bring peace and consisted of highly symbolic actions, ploying “subversive groups” of service- Kiev leadership to take into consider- meeting of the ministers dominated stability to the whole country.” for instance the end of bilateral EU- men from elite military units. ation the interests of the Russian by the crisis in Ukraine and how the Laurent Fabius, France’s foreign Russia talks on visa liberalization or, The Russian Defense Ministry has and Russian-speaking population.” EU should respond, Ashton told a minister, said that if the four-party in concert with Washington, revoca- news conference. talks fail to persuade or force Russia tion of Russian membership in what “Foreign ministers roundly con- to back off in Ukraine, European had been the G-8 group of industrial- demned the illegal armed activity in Union leaders could meet as early as ized countries. eastern Ukraine over recent days. We Putin Denies U.S. Accusations РЕКЛАМА are issuing a very direct call on Russia By Anna Dolgov cate government buildings by Monday to publicly repudiate this activity,” АПРЕЛЯ 2014 THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES or face an “anti-terrorist operation,” Irish Foreign Minister Eamon 22 Санкт-Петербург, MOSCOW — President Vladimir Pu- but the deadline passed with no re- Gilmore said. Radisson Royal Hotel tin has denied accusations that Russia ported attempts to take back the build- Some ministers arrived in Luxem- is involved in the escalating violence ings by storm. bourg talking tough. The coordinated in eastern Ukraine during a phone According to a White House de- action of armed pro-Russian groups conversation with U.S. counterpart scription of the phone call, Obama occupying government buildings in «Клуб финансовых директоров» Barack Obama, the Kremlin has said. “expressed grave concern about Rus- eastern Ukraine “is something that is VI ежегодная конференция “In response to the concerns ex- sian government support for the ac- being planned and brought about by pressed by the president of the U.S. tions of armed, pro-Russian separatists Russia,” and needs to be met with fur- Эксперты весенней сессии Клуба финансовых директоров сконцен- Официальный партнер трируют свое внимание на острых проблемах колебания курсов валют about Russia’s supposed meddling who threaten to undermine and desta- ther sanctions, British Foreign Secre- и их последствиях для рынка товаров и услуг, проблемах автомати- in southeastern Ukraine, the president bilize the government of Ukraine,” tary William Hague said. зации учета и отчетности, актуальных вопросах управления дебитор- of Russia noted that such speculations Reuters reported. U.S. officials have Russia has strenuously denied in- ской задолженностью и ее страхования в условиях ухудшающейся Партнер экономической конъюнктуры. are based on inaccurate information,” previously cited strong evidence volvement in the escalation of armed the Kremlin said Monday in an online of Russia’s involvement in eastern violence in eastern Ukraine, but sev- В ФОКУСЕ ОБСУЖДЕНИЯ: • Актуальное состояние финансовых рынков, тенденции, прогнозы. statement. Ukraine. eral EU ministers noted events there Рынок ценных бумаг. Хеджирование валютных рисков. • Последние изменения в законодательстве, касающиеся деятельно- “The Russian side emphasized that Obama also “noted Russia’s grow- have echoed what happened in the При участии protest movements in Donetsk, Lu- ing political and economic isolation as Crimean Peninsula before Russia uni- сти финансового директора, в сфере налогообложения. • Автоматизация финансовой отчетности и учета на базе единого про- hansk, Kharkiv, Slovyansk and other a result of its actions in Ukraine laterally annexed it. граммного продукта. Проблемы внедрения систем автоматизации. cities of Ukraine’s southeast are the re- and made clear that the costs Russia “The problem is it looks very, very • Как правильно подойти к автоматизации учета и отчетности по МСФО. Пути сокращения сроков подготовки отчетности по sult of the unwillingness and the in- already has incurred will increase if similar to what happened previously МСФО. ability of the Kiev leadership to take those actions persist,” the White in the Crimea. So you know, if it looks • Безналичный оборот как ресурс экономического роста. Националь- into consideration the interests of the House said. like a horse and it walks like a horse, ная платежная система: барьеры, перспективы, преимущества. Пер- спективы развития электронных платежей. ЗАО «КПМГ» Russian and Russian-speaking popula- Ahead of Obama’s phone call with it’s usually a horse — and not a ze- • Страхование дебиторской задолженности. tion,” the statement said. Putin, U.S. officials stopped short bra,” said Frans Timmermans, foreign • Моделирование архитектуры компании, создание инструментов контроля при передаче власти наёмным менеджерам. Контроль Официальный отель In the course of a week, pro-Rus- of announcing a new set of sanctions minister of the Netherlands. собственниками финансов компании. Система показателей. мероприятия sian groups have occupied administra- against Russia but said they were Like many matters in the Euro- tive buildings in at least nine cities in consultations with European part- pean Union, though, levying sanctions Стоимость участия в качестве слушателя: 14 000 руб. (без учета НДС). in eastern Ukraine, while on Monday ners about the prospect. requires the unanimous consent of При регистрации двух участников от одной компании предоставляет- an armed mob stormed a police station The European Union announced member states. What ministers were ся скидка. in the city of Horlivka, 100 kilometers Monday that they were stepping up able to agree on Monday was a public from the Russian border. sanctions against Moscow by expand- warning that “any further steps by the Руководитель проекта Тел. (812) 325-60-80, Ukraine’s central government had ing a list of people subjected to asset Russian Federation to destabilize the Анна Сабанина E-mail: [email protected] 16+ given protesters until Monday to va- freezes and visa bans. situation in Ukraine would lead to ad- Business www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 6 Mortgages for Residential Property on the Rise

By Olga Kalashnikova years, according to data from Ad- THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES vecs. The beginning of 2014 has seen an Fifteen percent of borrowers are unprecedented boom in mortgage singles under 35 years old with a sal- transactions, with people looking for ary of 90,000 rubles ($2,526). Another ways to preserve their savings by in- significant group, according to Ad- vesting in residential property in the vecs, is unmarried women with a shaky economic climate. Even those child. They occupy top posts with a who had not planned to make pur- salary of 150,000 rubles ($4,211) per chases took money out of their bank month. 20 percent of borrowers take accounts and took out loans to buy a out a mortgage to provide their chil- room in a flat, if nothing more. Offer- dren with property or with the aim to ing proof to the rush to invest, Rus- lease the flat and generate income. sia’s dominant mortgage lender Sber- People under 25 rarely apply for bank issued 55 percent more mort- mortgages. Experience shows that gages in January 2014 than it did in banks are less willing to give them the same month last year. loans, just as they are to grant mort- “Although mortgages as part of gages to people over 50. Banks have the market increased, they still do not even established limitations for the occupy a very large place [in Russian age of the borrower, who cannot be purchasing habits],” said Sergei Oze- over 65 at the end of the loan period. rov, Chairman of the Board of Occupation is also a significant DeltaCredit Bank, speaking to The factor. Banks regard the owners of St. Petersburg Times. “75 percent of small businesses with skepticism, as transactions happen without bor- these people are responsible not only rowed money and we observe oppor- for themselves but also for their com- tunities for mortgages to further pen- pany. etrate transactions.” “The creditor’s responsibility is Buying a flat without taking out a also very significant,” said Oze- YEKATERINA KUZMINA / VEDOMOSTI YEKATERINA rov. “One should not impose a loan loan seems impossible for many Rus- Although the number of mortgages has increased, Russia ‘s interest rates are still higher than those of its neighbors. sians. A St. Petersburg inhabitant on a client that he won’t be able to earning an average salary would need which does not accept unofficial sala- teachers. If the state provides land for “According to our forecast, pay off. The EU has even introduced a hundred years to gather enough ries, while official incomes are too house construction, the flats here will changes in the mortgage rates will be new regulations related to the respon- cash to buy a property, while in Eu- low in the regions to qualify for a be two or three times cheaper than on rather insignificant in 2014; it may sibility of the creditor to calculate rope it would take just seven or eight loan. Real estate experts believe there the open market,” said Romanenko. vary by 0.5 percent. The wavering of correctly the earnings and repayment years. Without other alternatives, should be more state mortgage pro- With such high rates, mortgages in the exchange rate has not had a sig- capacity of the borrower. people turn to mortgages for at least grams. Russia are often seen as usurious. nificant influence on the mortgage “A race exists among banks for the part of the purchase cost. As a result, “We have programs for those in Bank representatives, however, do rate, as it was a short-term phenome- highest credit portfolios. In this race, and despite the relatively high inter- military service, for civil servants and not agree. non,” he added. overlarge loans are given to people est rate of 12.3 percent, the demand for young families. Whereas the U.S., “If you rent a flat, you pay monthly The average mortgage client is a who are not ready to pay them off. for such loans is on the rise. In 2012, for example, funds first time buyer’s to someone else and, in the end, have married person with one child. He or Today, the amount of mortgage debts mortgages were used in 21 percent of programs for people purchasing their nothing to show for it,” said Ozerov. she has a college education and a in Russia is 2 percent, which is an ac- all residential real estate transactions first homes. Due to such programs “With a mortgage you pay the same steady job and is under 40 years old ceptable figure,” he said. in Russia. In 2013, this figure has they get the loan with preferential amount of money but, in the end, you (56.2 percent). The average earnings To find the best mortgage pro- grown and currently mortgages are conditions,” said Alexander Ro- will own your own property. We have of a single member of the family is ap- gram, a buyer can apply either to an used in a quarter of all transactions, manenko, the president of Ad- clients who like mortgages, pay the proximately 30,000 rubles ($842) per independent mortgage brokerage according to data from Delta- vecs Real Estate Corporation, speak- loan off early and apply for another month, according to Advecs. Delta- company or to mortgage brokers Credit Bank. ing to The St. Petersburg Times. when they want to improve their Credit Bank states that combined working with a real estate agency. “In 2012, a strategy for the devel- “I think state money should be property.” household earnings are usually 84,000 There is also the option of using the opment of the mortgage market was used to make mortgages available to The development of a mortgage rubles ($2,358). service of a brokerage firm from a signed by then-President Dmitry Med- those in need. With the current prices culture is closely related to the econ- “The division between men and bank. While people in Moscow prefer vedev,” said Ozerov. “At that time, per square meter, it is impossible for omy of the country, which is why the women among our clients is approxi- to pay an independent specialist and many people regarded it as an unreal many people to get a loan,” he said. interest rate cannot be less than the mately the same. It is interesting to choose independent brokerage com- expectation; however, most of the tar- Usually, mortgages lead to an in- rate of inflation. As a result, the mort- note that 76 percent of male clients panies, other options are more popu- gets have already been reached.” crease in the price of residential prop- gage rate in Russia cannot be the are married, while only 16 percent are lar in other regions. The problems with mortgage de- erty, although it then stabilizes the same as those found in its nearest Eu- single males. Among women, 43 per- “St. Petersburg takes an interme- velopment arise most commonly in market and establishes fixed prices. ropean neighbors. In the Baltic coun- cent are married and 32 percent are diate position and we observe that regions where the banking system is “That’s why special programs are tries, for example, the interest rate is single. [The remaining are either di- mortgage brokers in real estate com- rudimentary. Most mortgages in the necessary for certain categories of 4 to 5 percent. vorced or widowed]. This means that panies are often more successful,” regions are funded by Sberbank, people, for example, doctors and “The U.S., for example, starts the driver in making the decision said Romanenko. “But I think com-

РЕКЛАМА forming the mortgage rate from 2.7 about a mortgage is a woman, either panies working independently have percent, which is the non-risk value of married or on her own,” said Ozerov. more prospects in the future. The op- resources for the country. Then other Most property bought on credit is tion of mortgage brokers in banks factors are added in and finally they usually found within apartment build- should disappear soon, as a mortgage have an interest rate of 3.5 to 4.5 per- ings and measures between 50 and 60 broker should offer the client a bank cent. In Russia, we start with an 8.6 square meters. The average loan var- that is most appropriate to his or her percent non-risk rate and, as a result, ies from 800,000 rubles ($22,459) to situation and not only products from finally end up with a rate of 12.1 to 1.5 million rubles ($42,111) with an the bank under whose wings the bro- 12.3 percent,” Ozerov said. average term of between 15 and 20 ker works.” China to Invest $5 Billion in Russia’s Far East By Alexander Panin that connected China and the Mediter- cording to Galushka, the northern route THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES ranean through Persia, but is rather is on average 25 percent cheaper than Amid increasing tensions with the West, a general concept of a land and sea the traditional one through the Suez. Russia is making progress on long- transport corridor that has the same China’s interest in the route is mount- awaited deals with its eastern neighbor, purpose — to link Asia and Europe, ing. In the summer of 2013, Russian ice- China. The China Development Bank Galushka said. breakers led the first Chinese commer- has confirmed its plans to invest $5 bil- The Trans-Siberian and Baikal- cial ship through the Northern Sea lion in Russia’s Far East, news reports Amur railroads — in which Russia is in- Route to Rotterdam. It reached the des- said Apr. 11. vesting $18 billion to modernize — could tination 15 days earlier than it usually Investments will be channeled to re- make up the land part of the route, rein- takes to go from China to Europe. gional economic zones and will finance forced by a seaway to the north. Beijing’s interest in the Far East large infrastructure projects, Russia’s “Speaking of the silk way, it is neces- comes as trade between Russia Far East Development Ministry said. sary to mention the Northern Sea and China is growing rapidly. The an- “Russia is ready to take on the tran- Route, which has a considerable advan- nual trade turnover is currently at al- sit cargo coming from the Asia-Pacific tage over the traditional seaways con- most $90 billion and is expected to sur- region to Europe, in line with the plans necting Europe and Asia [via the Suez pass $100 billion in the coming years. of the Chinese government to reani- Canal],” the Far East development min- Besides China, Russia is teaming up mate the Great Silk Way,” said Far East ister said. with South Korea and Japan. Although Development Minister Alexander Ga- The route that crosses the icy waters these countries maintain close ties with lushka. of Russia’s part of the Arctic is consid- the West, they have not yet supported The new silk way is not meant to be erably shorter and, besides time, saves the sanctions imposed on Russia, Ivash- a physical replica of the ancient route the expense of tons of diesel fuel. Ac- entsov added. The St. Petersburg Times | www.sptimes.ru BUSINESS Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 7 Vaccine Plant to Open By Anatoly Medetsky Construction of the plant began THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES in November 2011. A plant to produce vaccines is opening In producing vaccines, Fort will com- this week thanks to support from the pete with some other domestic firms, state-owned giants of the domestic econ- such as state-owned Mikrogen and pri- omy: the development bank VEB vately controlled Petrovax. and defense conglomerate Rostec. Mikrogen, the country’s largest vac- Making vaccines is a lucrative busi- cine maker, said its profit quadrupled ness as the government is providing to 1 billion rubles ($27.8 million) last guaranteed demand with its nationwide year, compared with 2012, Vedomosti vaccination program, allocating 6.2 bil- reported. It is the fifth-largest Russian lion rubles ($172 million) for it last year. drugmaker by revenue, which came “I heard they were planning to take to 7.6 billion rubles ($211.2 million) last up to a third of the vaccine market,” said year. Sergei Shulyak, chief of the medical in- Mikrogen chief Pyotr Kanygin esti- dustry consultant DSM Group. mated that the company accounted The opening of the Fort plant in Rya- for 70 percent of vaccines the govern- zan on Wednesday also comes as part ment bought for its National Vaccination of the country’s effort to reduce its de- Calendar program last year. pendence on foreign pharmaceutical Foreign companies have also been producers as a matter of national secu- elbowing for a place on the market. rity and affordability. The decline in the U.S.-based pharmaceutical heavyweight ruble value since the start of the year has Pfizer looks like a front runner in the sent up the price of imported drugs planned 4 billion-ruble tender ($111.1 by more than 10 percent. million) for a pneumococcal vaccine, DENIS ABRAMOV / VEDOMOSTI DENIS ABRAMOV VEB is the key financial backer the latest addition to the state vaccina- Retailers have slammed Yandex.Market, saying that the site is profiting from online sales of illegal and fake goods. of the Fort plant construction, covering tion program, Vedomosti reported last 90 percent of the 4.8 billion ruble cost month. The company wants to hire ($133.3 million). Petrovax to make the vaccine locally, For Rostec, which is a producer a prerequisite to compete in government of defense hardware and various en- biddings. Yandex Accused of Illegal Sales gines, it is the first venture in the phar- Pfizer has helped Petrovax to install maceutical industry. Rostec takes part a production line at a plant just outside By Delphine d’Amora Acting Industry and Trade Minister including the price of the good and the in the joint company through its phar- Moscow for the Prevenar 13 vaccine, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES Denis Manturov said that the ministry place where it can be purchased,” maceutical arm, RT-Biotekhprom. which is intended to prevent such dis- Russian retailers and domestic e-com- will consider the proposals. the spokesman said. VEB and RT-Biotekhprom declined eases as pneumonia and meningitis. merce companies have accused online The Association of Online Vendors, Yandex.Market last fall began al- to comment immediately on the after- The line began operating in 2012. marketplace Yandex.Market of en- or AKIT, came out in support lowing visitors to purchase goods di- noon of Apr. 10. British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline abling and profiting off the online sale of AKORT and said that they have rectly from its site while taking a 1 per- Fort developed its product range, in- in November 2010 teamed up with an- of fake and illegally imported goods. been working on similar proposals cent commission. cluding flu vaccine Ultrix, in cooperation other Russian partner, Binnopharm, Yandex.Market, a service offered which they will deliver to the govern- According to Zhigulin, it is this 1 with the Russian Academy of Medical owned by Sistema, to produce a slate by Russian Internet giant Yandex, is ment within a few weeks. percent that made Yandex.Market Sciences, according to a statement of vaccines, such as the pneumococcal much like eBay: an open online plat- Yandex.Market violates the rights a participant in the sale process. from the Ryazan regional government. vaccine Synflorix. form which offers users access to the of authorized distributors, as many “The service is already acting as thousands of small Internet companies goods are imported to Russia outside a salesperson — obviously, their re- that have popped up in recent years. of official channels, Zhigulin said. sponsibility must be established,” Alexander Tynkovan, president These unauthorized vendors can Zhigulin said. Russia’s Magnit Named One Of of home electronics retailer M.Video, then sell their goods at lower prices The situation reflects the difficulties raised complaints about the website than those that established retailers that domestic retailers are facing as e- during a meeting last week of the As- have agreed on with the manufacturer, commerce, and particularly imports Europe’s 50 Most Valuable Brands sociation of Retail Trade Companies, putting authorized retailers at a signifi- from abroad, continue to expand their or AKORT, which includes such mas- cant disadvantage. market share. E-commerce as a whole THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES retailer IKEA and Spanish fashion sive retailers as Auchan, X5 Retail To illustrate the point, the price grew by 30 percent last year, according Magnit, Russia’s largest food retailer, chain Zara. Group and Lenta. of an HTC One smartphone on Yan- to AKIT, while cross-border trade dou- has been named one of the 50 most “It is of course pleasant to end up The vast majority of goods offered dex.Market runs from under 18,000 bled to reach 20 percent of the entire valuable brands in Europe. on the list,” Magnit founder and CEO on Yandex.Market are nonauthorized, rubles ($500) to 25,000 rubles ($700), e-commerce market. The brand is worth $272 million, Sergei Galitsky said, Vedomosti re- fake or illegal, Tynkovan said, Vedo- with the major retailers and leading e- The e-commerce market will grow placing it 44th on the list just after ported. mosti reported. commerce companies on the upper end from its current 3 percent of retail The Body Shop and before such retail- “But the value of any brand is some- Tynkovan called for legal amend- of the scale. to 12 percent within the next few years, ers as department store Debenhams thing fictitious. It seems to me that ments that would hold such platforms A Yandex spokesman said they consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers, and mobile phone retailer Carphone the brand in isolation from the service responsible for the goods sold there were “surprised” that allegations or PwC, said in a report earlier this Warehouse, according to the report that it offers is practically worth noth- and require them to report to the Fed- of selling fake goods were being di- year. Best Retail Brands 2014 by brand con- ing,” Galitsky added. eral Consumer Protection Service rected toward “an aggregator of adver- The rapid growth will have a disrup- sultancy Interbrand. Magnit’s earnings rose 26 percent and the Industry and Trade Ministry. tisements, which is in essence what tive effect on Russian retail and has al- Clothing chain H&M topped in 2013 to $18.2 billion with a net profit Tynkovan’s position is shared by the Market is.” ready “severely affected” electronics the rating with a brand worth more of $1.1 billion. In late 2013, it had more association as a whole, said Andrei “The main task of Yandex.Market and home appliance stores with the loss than $18 billion, followed by furniture than 8,000 stores across the country. Karpov, AKORT’s executive director. is to provide information about goods, of in-store customers, the report said.

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By Delphine d’Amora guidelines will help corporate entities ability of whistle-blowers has acquired THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES prove that they took all possible mea- a face and name: Sergei Magnitsky. Large companies in Russia are taking sures to prevent corruption in the event Magnitsky died in pre-trial detention vigorous steps against corruption under of prosecution. in 2009, accused of the same embezzle- the threat of prosecution abroad, even The amendment marks an attempt ment that he had claimed was perpe- as the domestic legal system veers be- to bring Russia up to international stan- trated by the police and tax authori- tween stern threats and erratic enforce- dards, Zimbler said. ties. ment. Article 13.3 is just one in a series While there is no direct indication The issue came to a head Apr. 9 as of “very important strides” that Russia that the Russian authorities plan multinational IT company Hewlett- has made in developing a legislative to model legislation on the FCPA or Packard’s Russian subsidiary pleaded framework to combat corruption, said other foreign anti-bribery laws, they are guilty in the U.S. to paying millions Thomas Firestone, senior counsel in the likely “following these developments of dollars in bribes to Russian prosecu- London office of international law firm very carefully,” Zimbler said. tors. Baker & McKenzie, who formerly In other areas of law, such as compe- Hewlett-Packard agreed to pay $108 served as resident legal advisor at the tition regulation, it is clear that the Rus- million total in settlements, ending U.S. Embassy in Moscow. sian authorities carefully study the prac- the U.S. government’s investigation Laws passed in the last few years tices of other countries, and the Euro- into the companies’ actions in Russia, have criminalized transnational bribery pean Union in particular, Zimbler Poland and Mexico under the Foreign and acted as an intermediary to bribery, added. Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA. while the penalties for bribery both Whether or not they ultimately adopt But based on past experience, Hewl- at home and abroad have increased, such measures, compliance practices ett-Packard may never face prosecution Firestone said. within Russia are likely to continue in Russia for these offenses. While the state has not yet pursued to improve by virtue of foreign coun- The situation underscores the state many large cases, a number of lower- tries’ heightened focus on prosecuting of compliance in Russia: despite limited level cases have already been filed under foreign bribery cases. prosecution on the domestic level, a raft these statutes, he added. The U.K. Bribery Act of 2010 has of new legislation and the threat of pros- More than 28,000 anti-corruption for the first time empowered British ecution abroad is increasingly drawing cases were filed last year, up from 18,000 prosecutors to take legal action against companies’ attention to compliance. in 2012. In total, prosecutors uncovered any company with ties to Britain, even if “There is now a great awareness 9,000 episodes of corruption compared the crime in question was committed of the risk of prosecution. Companies to 6,000 the year before, Investigative abroad. are very focused on compliance, on try- Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin This was “a very, very significant ing to prevent violations,” said Brian said in February, RIA Novosti reported. change in the legal landscape,” and Brit- Zimbler, managing partner at the Mos- Bastrykin promised that preventing ish prosecutors appear intent on em- cow office of international law firm Mor- corruption would be a top priority ploying their new purview to pursue gan Lewis. in 2014, especially in light of a planned cases of the same multimillion-dollar This increased focus has been forti- three-year privatization program ex- scale that they have seen U.S. prosecu- fied by an amendment to the law “On pected to bring 1 trillion rubles ($28.1 tors take on and win, Morgan Lewis’s DAVID CHRISTIANSEN / FLICKR CHRISTIANSEN DAVID Preventing Corruption” that came billion) to state coffers. Hewlett-Packard has pleaded guilty to paying millions to Russian prosecutors. Robinson said. into force last year, requiring all Russian Several other important measures, In the past four years more than companies to implement internal mea- such as training government officials But despite these tokens of progress, corporation Daimler AG after the com- a dozen countries, among them Brazil, sures to counter corruption. in how to fight corruption and limiting Russia has yet to prosecute the kinds pany’s Russian subsidiary confessed Canada and China, have adopted similar Among large domestic firms and mul- government contracts with businesses of major corruption cases that the U.S. to paying state officials in order to win legislation to combat foreign bribery. tinationals with operations in Russia, whose major shareholders are closely re- has taken under the FCPA against multi- contracts. This tightening circle of international article 13.3 has facilitated a “seismic lated to state officials, were also included nationals such as Hewlett-Packard Part of the difference is in the letter oversight plus increased oversight within shift” toward a culture of compliance in the Executive Order on the National for corrupt activities on Russian terri- of the law itself. The U.S., unlike Rus- Russia is already producing the same by giving in-house legal counsel Anti-Corruption Plan for 2012 and 2013. tory. sia, can hold corporations criminally li- gradual, systemic change that has been the grounds to insist that anti-corruption These improvements were noted Through the FCPA, the U.S. has able and fine them accordingly. observed abroad, Robinson said. efforts be placed front and center, said and praised by the Organization for Eco- in the past decade taken on the role In contrast, “the Russian criminal The movement begins with the mul- Kevin Robinson, a partner in Morgan nomic Cooperation and Development’s of global compliance enforcer for the legislation is focused on individuals tinationals, those with the most to lose, Lewis’s litigation practice. Working Group on Bribery in its Phase world’s largest and most powerful com- who do corrupt things, they do not re- and then “trickles down the corporate While there are no specific penalties 2 report on Russia, published in October panies. In 2010, U.S. prosecutors won ally have this concept of a corporate food chain to smaller and smaller cor- for violating the article, following its last year. a $185 million settlement from German crime,” Zimbler said. However, under porations. We saw this in the U.S., now an article to the administrative code in Britain, and I do not doubt you will passed in 2011, companies may be fined see it in Russia as well,” Robinson up to 100 times the amount of any bribe said. offered, promised or given. The domestic system will also bene- Burden of Compliance Baffles Investors The U.S. also benefits from a system fit from one basic and invaluable vari- By Rosie Hawes political and commercial figures have the private sector has to comply with of “deferred prosecution agreements,” able — time. Corporate bribery cases THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES long exploited offshore ownership sanctions imposed by international such as the one reached with Hewlett- are complex and time-consuming, re- The announcement of sanctions last networks for hassle-free company regulators, the regulators have failed Packard and Daimler AG, by which quiring a mature system of enforcement month by the U.S. and the European formation and the concealment to address the system that provides the defendant agrees to cooperate fully that can take many years to develop. Union in response to the Russian an- of beneficial ownership. Working shadowy coverage to the actual tar- with the authorities and meet certain But regardless of positive change, nexation of Crimea once again saw through this legal and commercial gets of sanctions. demands in exchange for the charges there is still a long road ahead. Accord- the role of a regulator being trans- smokescreen is not easy. Diligent EU In the eyes of Western govern- ultimately being dismissed. The system ing to business lobby group Opora ferred from the government to the and U.S. companies reviewing Rus- ments, the sanctioned individuals are thereby encourages companies to self- Rossii, about 90 percent of entrepre- private sector. sian corporate filings for a clear pic- at the heart of the corrupt former report rather than risk even higher pen- neurs have encountered corruption The sanctions target major public ture of an SDN’s footprint in Russia Ukrainian regime. For years, inter- alties. at least once in their careers and view it and private figures in Russia are likely to be disappointed. national corruption watchdogs have In general, these two factors — as a significant obstacle to entering and Ukraine, including members This is not because Russian cor- lambasted Ukrainian politicians as the threat of massive fines and practice into business. of President Vladimir Putin’s inner porate databases are poor; in fact, corrupt business deals diverted pub- of self-reporting — are intrinsically Russians see this tension between circle. Any company doing business they are far more transparent and us- lic funds through a network connected and, based on other coun- policy and actual enforcement play out with entities majority-owned by these er-friendly than many EU equiva- of opaque entities in exotic jurisdic- tries’ experiences, will likely develop daily in the national news. In an em- “specially designated nationals,” or lents. The disappointment arises tions, leaving the country close hand-in-hand over time, Firestone blematic case still underway in the Rus- SDNs, will be in breach of sanctions. elsewhere. Anyone on the sanctions to bankruptcy. Most recently, docu- said. sian courts, the General Prosecutor’s Sanctions are not a new concept list who has already managed to con- ments from former President Viktor “Self-reporting is itself a function of a Office in 2012 went after top officials but there are two important differ- ceal assets from the Russian media, Yanukovych’s opulent country resi- potent threat of enforcement, so it is in the Defense Ministry thought to have ences. First, it may never be possible from various anti-corruption cam- dence show that his son Oleksandr a chicken and the egg situation, the fewer embezzled millions of dollars by selling to assemble a complete, evidenced paigners and from the Kremlin’s an- was the ultimate beneficiary of a coal cases they make, the fewer companies off government property at below-mar- picture of the assets owned by the ti-corruption campaign will not be trading company that regularly won come in to self-report,” he said. ket prices Russian and Ukrainian SDNs thanks worried that sanctions will suddenly state tenders. On paper, this com- Just as companies are unlikely to con- Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyu- to the way business is traditionally expose them. They have relied on the pany was controlled by a seemingly fess to corruption in Russia, individuals kov was fired as the prosecution took off conducted offshore. legitimate services of providers unrelated offshore firm in the British who have witnessed or participated and charged in November with using Second, the enforcement of these of offshore company registration ser- Virgin Islands. in corrupt activity also rarely report state funds to finance construction of a sanctions has essentially been out- vices to ensure there is no conclusive Russian officials and businessmen to the authorities for want of proper pro- road in the Astrakhan region at an esti- sourced to the private sector. The in- proof of their ties to the companies on the sanctions lists fall roughly tection. mated cost to the government of 56 mil- ternational business community has they own. into two groups. Some of them will The OECD’s report listed the lack lion rubles ($1.7 million). to investigate whether any of its rela- Ironically, these offshore provid- have been the first to comply with of a “comprehensive framework to reg- While cases continue against lower- tionships harbor the undisclosed ers are primarily within the sphere Putin’s recent “de-offshorization” ulate whistle-blower protection for cor- level officials and their conspirators, presence of an SDN. The extensive of influence of the U.S. and EU. Cy- initiative as a show of political loy- porate employees” as a key flaw in Rus- Serdyukov was reportedly amnestied use of complex offshore business prus, the British Virgin Islands alty and patriotic fervor. Others will sia’s anti-bribery efforts. A 2013 report early this year. His lawyer said in March structures favored by business in the and the Bahamas are just a few ex- have structured their businesses by global anti-corruption watchdog at a meeting of the Moscow Club post-Soviet space makes this a par- amples of low-disclosure jurisdic- to ensure that no paper trail will ever Transparency International also noted of Lawyers that the sides had agreed not ticularly difficult task. tions beloved by the Russian conclusively show the beneficial whistle-blower protection as “a serious to “excite the public” by broadcasting Corrupt Ukrainian and Russian and Ukrainian elite. So, while ownership of their companies. concern.” information of the decision, RAPSI re- In the international eye, the vulner- ported. Opinion www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 9 6 More Russian Myths About Crimea By Michael Bohm own form of manifest destiny? Clearly, 6. The U.S. has no moral right to con- the post-World War II world order, demn Russia for violating international ussian leaders often look which is based on United Nations- law in Crimea. uninformed — or desper- based system of international law The issue here is not so much Wash- ate — when they try to jus- and respecting the territorial integrity ington’s moral right, given its own his- tify abuses of power of other nations, rejects these crude tory of double standards, to criticize byR claiming that the U.S. is guilty 19th-century and early 20th-century Moscow, as it is a global imperative of similar infractions. land grabs. to condemn Russia’s annexation Take, for example, President Vladi- 2. Agreements can be annulled if of Crimea. mir Putin’s comparison of Russia’s se- the president who signed them was In the post-World War II world or- lective legal assault against Yukos — weak. der, no nation has a “sovereign right” and the subsequent expropriation Russia recognized Crimea as an in- to forcefully annex another country’s of most of Yukos’ assets into state- tegral part of Ukraine in the 1994 Bu- territory. This applies to all countries, controlled Rosneft — with the U.S. dapest Memorandum on Security As- including the U.S. The international prosecution of Enron in 2003. surances, signed by President Boris community, not the U.S. alone, should In September 2012, Putin, respond- Yeltsin. be unified in condemning Russia’s an- ing to international criticism of the But Putin supporters say Yeltsin nexation of Crimea. The UN General prison death of lawyer Sergei Mag- was a weak president, did not defend Assembly took a first step in this direc- nitsky, said that the U.S. had no right Russia’s interests and essentially tion on March 27 when it voted 100-11 to judge Russia because it executes signed an “unequal treaty.” There- to condemn the Crimean annexation. convicted criminals at home. The For- fore, they argue, the Budapest agree- Perhaps the best example of when eign Ministry took this argument fur- ment can be discarded — a preroga- the global community came together ther, saying in its 2012 report on U.S. tive that comes with being a strong against illegal annexations was after human rights violations that the U.S. global power under Putin. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein annexed executes minors, which is a blatant A key plank in the 1994 agreement Kuwait in 1990. Like Russia, Hussein falsehood. required Ukraine to give up its nu- considered Kuwait to be a historical Russian authorities also fired back clear weapons on the condition that part of Iraq dating back to the Ottoman at U.S. criticism of Russia’s record Russia would respect its territorial in- Empire. And like Putin, Hussein also on free speech by asserting that tegrity — that is, to not invade. tried to rectify a “historical injustice” the U.S. violated the rights of former Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons through annexation. Most of the world Private Chelsea (Bradley) Manning, years ago. Russia invaded in March. condemned Iraq’s annexation of Ku- jailed for leaking 700,000 classified Had Ukraine kept its nuclear not annex anything. It responded mil- to provide a pretext for its military in- wait, and the UN Security Council, in- documents to WikiLeaks. weapons, it is unlikely Russia would itarily to Argentina’s invasion of the tervention in 2008. In Crimea, how- cluding the Soviet Union, voted in favor Now, the Kremlin has adopted have sent its forces into Crimea Falkland Islands, which were Britain’s ever, Russia did not have this luxury of Resolution 678, which was the legal the same flawed “look who’s talking” proper, installed a Kremlin-friendly overseas territories at the time. because it had to act quickly once foundation for the 1991 Gulf War that argument to counter criticism of its an- prime minister in Simferopol, kicked In contrast, Crimea has been inter- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanuk- drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. This nexation of Crimea. Here are six more out the Ukrainian armed forces nationally recognized as Ukrainian ovych fled. Indeed, “Operation Annex global collective responsibility to con- myths that Russia is fond of spinning. from Crimea, and annexed the penin- territory since the Soviet collapse, so Crimea” — from Russia’s initial incur- demn military aggression should apply 1. All great powers annex territory. sula. Russia’s invasion of the peninsula can sion to the Russian-Crimea treaty sign- to Russia, as well. Look at the U.S., which unabashedly There are two morals to this story: be classified as military aggression ing — was completed in only 18 days. French poet Jean Cocteau once said: annexed Texas and Hawaii. One, do not give up your nuclear and a clear violation of Ukraine’s sov- 5. Russia adheres to the United Na- “Man seeks to escape himself in myth. It is true that the U.S. annexation weapons. Two, if you are a small, non- ereignty. tions principle that military interven- … Lies and inaccuracy give him a few of Texas in 1845 was a vivid example nuclear state, start a nuclear weapons 4. Russia needs to defend the in- tion in another country is justified only moments of comfort.” Perhaps they do. of manifest destiny, imperialism program as a check against annexa- terests of Russian speakers with the approval of the UN Security But with the Crimean annexation turn- and promoting the interests of the tion by an outside power. The Crimean in Crimea. Council. ing the world order on its head, the in- powerful, slaveholding class in the annexation not only throws the entire The first problem is that there was Putin and the Foreign Ministry ternational community is obligated South. The Texas annexation, which post-World War II framework out no evidence that Russian speakers have made this argument many times, to make the Kremlin feel as “uncom- extended the state’s border to the Rio the window. It also undermines in Crimea were under threat and it served as the basis for Putin’s fortable” as possible if it hopes to main- Grande river, was a clear act of provo- the foundation of the 1968 Nuclear from Ukrainian “fascists” and ultra- 2007 Munich speech that condemned tain global peace, stability and security. cation against Mexico, which had his- Non-Proliferation Treaty that says all nationalists. U.S. unilateralism. Yet Russia com- torical claims to parts of Texas. countries should strive toward nuclear The second and more fundamental pletely disregarded this principle Michael Bohm is opinion page editor The annexation sparked the Mexican- disarmament and nonproliferation. problem is that the justification in both the 2008 Russia-Georgia war of The St. Petersburg Times. American war of 1846-48, which 3. Crimea wasn’t “annexed.” It was of protecting Russian speakers and in Crimea. the U.S. won, giving it ownership of a “unified” with Russia, just like in Crimea is absurd at its core. There Russia decided the fate of the pen- huge swath of western territories the German unification in 1990. is a generally accepted international insula with no regard for the protests from Colorado to California. The German reunification was principle of a country’s right and obli- from Ukraine, which had the legal Similarly, Hawaii was annexed agreed upon by West and East Ger- gation to protect its citizens abroad. rights to the territory. 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By Anatoly Medetsky tostan that will ensure the French region. I went back to Fair Oaks THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES company’s local supply. about three times. Naum Babayev remembers when The Danone deal illustrates one The trips to that and other farms canned meat was more sought after of the paradoxes of Babayev’s ca- were organized by U.S., German, than money. reer — the continued underdevelop- Swedish and other producers of equip- During the financial convulsion ment of domestic dairy. Dairy imports ment for dairy farms. of 1998, Babayev realized that food to the Russia-led Customs Union With a team of professionals, we was a good thing to have in a crisis. surged by 18 percent in the first 11 discussed why the space between col- The meat was real, while money was months of last year, according to the umns was three meters in one place a cruel joke. union’s governing body, the Eurasian and six meters in another, or why Babayev is now at the cutting edge Economic Commission. the indentations in the flooring were of Russian dairy farming. He exten- In part, this is due to a lowering criss-cross here and diamond-shaped sively toured foreign farms to identify of tariff barriers after Russia’s acces- there. and co-opt best practices, but despite sion to the WTO in 2012. In part, it is In building the Narovchatskaya having a facility that has achieved because production costs in Russia farm from 2008 to 2010 — one of the milking speeds of 520 cows an hour, are still too high to compete with pro- country’s largest — we were pioneers he has so far been unable to turn back ducers overseas. in the extent that we used Western the tide of dairy imports into Russia. Babayev sat down with The St. Pe- technology. We imported a steel frame Babayev’s first model was Fair tersburg Times to discuss the what he from Germany’s MaraTEC and a ro- Oaks Farms in Indiana. Boasting in- learned from U.S. farms and the tale tary milking parlor from U.S.-based credible cow comfort and harvesting of strikingly high competition to en- BouMatic. the freshest milk with the latest tech- roll in Indian colleges. We milk 520 cows an hour, while nology, Fair Oaks left Babayev smit- Q: How did your trips to U.S. in the U.S. the rate is 550 cows ten. farms affect your own business? an hour. I think we will catch up He borrowed the layout and con- A: Russian agriculture has learned within about six months. cept of the farm, toured another 40 a lot from Western experience. I have Q: What did you learn from deal- to make sure that no new innovation had 15 years of observing farming ing with Singapore-based food sup- was passing him by and built a busi- practices, beginning with poultry. plier Olam International? ness of his own in Russia. The main thing that makes Russia A: I was amazed to learn about Quitting his cousin’s poultry akin to the U.S. is large open spaces. the extreme competition to enter In- and pork producer, Cherkizovo, after The same goes for China and Latin dian colleges. This gave me a better its London share flotation, he set up America. But Europe is different, idea about the power of competition. Rusmolco in 2007. with its small-sized farms and expen- The Olam team said there were In 2012, he sold a majority stake sive land. 800 applicants for each scholarship to a major trader in agricultural com- I first visited a U.S. dairy farm — at one college in Mumbai. How can modities, Singapore-based Olam In- and any foreign dairy farm, for that you choose one person out of 800

ternational. matter — in 2008, when I went to Fair people? OF DAMATE COURTESY Deploying another of his compa- Oaks Farms about 100 kilometers I once asked the director of one Babayev has thrived on importing best foreign practices to Russian farms. nies, milk producer and turkey farmer from Chicago. I liked the farm’s con- of Russia’s state agricultural colleges Damate, Babayev partnered with cept and layout, and I borrowed that to recommend some of his students to pay an allowance while they com- A: My family. We engage in a lot dairy giant Danone last year to build from them when building with high-grades as potential future pleted their studies. They could not of sports, like skiing, soccer and swim- large farms in Siberia and Bashkor- the Narovchatskaya farm in the Penza employees in my company. I offered find any. I asked him how much com- ming. On Sundays we play football petition there was to enroll in the col- with friends, and quite a few people РЕКЛАМА lege. He said they were barely able join in. to fill their classes. They simply try I also like to accomplish things, to rope in students in order to secure and when people give you credit government funding. Many people for your effort. in Russia who have a degree are Q: Is there anything you cannot in fact not properly educated. do but would like to learn? The St Petersburg Times in partnership with the education centre EgoRound Q: What problems have you A: I would like to master English Invites you to take part in a special workshop for financial managers faced? How did you tackle them to the extent that I can crack jokes and what did you learn from them? in English, not just talk about milk, A: One of the most challenging which I am capable of doing now. May 15, 2014 times was the financial crisis of 1998, Q: What advice would you offer when the ruble lost 400 percent of its a foreigner who wants to invest or ex- value. pand in Russia? I was the financial director of a A: If you play by the book, you Workshop meat processing plant that made will reduce your risk of doing business canned meat in Veliky Novgorod. here to zero. Canned meat was everything then; money was nothing, its value melting The interview has been edited «Financial English» away by the day. Store owners for length and clarity. brought us money in potato sacks. We The workshop is targeted at specialists in corporate and bank finance with knowledge of English would lock up the cans for the night on the intermediate level. The program includes improving reading, listening, writing and speaking and have senior managers, including NAUM BABAYEV myself, visit the warehouses and seal skills with specific financial vocabulary, studying special aspects of terms translation. them in order to prevent anyone Education from stealing. 1999: Financial University, Moscow. Key topics to be worked out: It was the first time I saw money Majored in finance • Banking Finance being stored in potato sacks. People • Corporate finance wanted to preserve their savings Work experience by buying something with a long shelf 2012-present: Founder and board • Accounting and financial statements life. The situation lasted for a few chairman of turkey and dairy • Taxation months. The government had lost processing company Damate. • Operations: leasing, credit, investments control and had no idea how to run 2006-present: Founder and board • Budgeting things. chairman of Russian Milk Company, • Presenting company results: graphs, trends description I learned that in a crisis food is or Rusmolco. a great product to have. 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– Banquet hall; – Breakfast; – Children’s room; – Credit cards accepted; – Dancefloor; – Live music; – Home delivery; – Non-smoking area; – Parking; – Wi-Fi zone. Average price of a two-course meal with an alcoholic beverage: $ – 500 to 1,000 rubles; $$ – 1,000 to 1,500 rubles; $$$ – more than 1,500 rubles Travel www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 12 MIKKO NIKKINEN / GOSAIMAA.COM MIKKO The region surrounding Lake Saimaa encompasses the cities of Imatra and Lappeenranta as well as access to activities from yoga at sunrise to shopping till you drop. Finding Ways to Slow Down In Saimaa

By Irina Titova options for summer cruises along Saimaa Another lovely spa and water park currents of the Vuoksi River in wet suits in Lappeenranta date to the end of the THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES Lake as well as the historical fortress can be discovered at the Kylpyla Spa in any kind of weather or season is a 18th century. and the museums,” Rahman said. Hotel located in the town of Imatra. This thrilling but safe way to give control to The fortress faces Lake Saimaa and inland’s Saimaa region, which hotel offers not only a magic forest and nature. Lappeenranta harbor. Within the fortifi- includes the towns of Lap- Saimaa Hotel World summer rain attractions in its aqua and Saimaa Adventures, another com- cations, visitors will find a range of gal- peenranta and Imatra, is Located in Rauha, just outside Lap- spa complex but also an impressive view pany organizing activities in the area, of- leries and shops selling crafts, and muse- known as one of the most peenranta, Holiday Club Saimaa offers across Saimaa Lake and lots of fascinat- fers skating and skiing tours, ice and ums, including the South Karelia Mu- popular tourist destinations a whole world of opportunities for adult ing activities nearby. summer fishing, snowmobile and quad seum, the South Karelia Art Museum inF Finland among St. Petersburg resi- visitors and families. Both adults and Tourists looking for a more historical -bike safaris alongside many other en- and the Cavalry Museum. The Majurska dents. The region has recently embarked children flock to the hotel’s aqua park, atmosphere can choose the Rantasipi tertainments. House cafe located in the area will treat on a program to expand the range of ac- while the more laid-back prefer the nu- Imatran Valtionhotelli spa hotel, which Also located in the region is the you to delicious homemade cakes made tivities it offers Russian and other for- merous saunas and a spa-zone. The aqua is located in an elegant castle on the Atreenalin Saimaa Park is one of the using traditional recipes in an atmo- eign travelers in a bid to increase visitor park presents an assortment of illumi- bank of the Vuoksi River in Imatra. Vis- biggest rope parks in Finland where visi- sphere that stands outside of time. numbers. nated fountains that children inevitably itors can choose between comfortable tors can explore different hiking trail The fortress is also home to the old- Lappeenranta and Imatra, located have fun in, followed by a bit of diving, a rooms in the hotel’s spa center or luxuri- networks and different rope-course est Russian Orthodox church in Fin- just across Finland’s border with Russia, vertiginous water slide and even the ous rooms in the historical building of routes. land. are currently most popular among Rus- chance to play water polo. the castle. Once known as the Grand A few hundred meters away from sian travelers for the shopping opportu- The hotel also offers a separate wing Hotel Cascade, or simply the castle ho- Holiday Club Saimaa visitors to the re- Saimaa Delicacies nities they offer. However, Saimaa’s re- called The Castle, which is meant exclu- tel, it offers a great view of the spectacu- gion will find a traditional South Kare- If you find yourself in Saimaa, don’t gional government wants foreign travel- sively for adults looking to have a ro- lar rapids on the Vuoksi river. In the lian hut whose owners not only please forget to give the region’s traditional cui- ers to also discover the other attractions mantic time away from the kids. The early 20th century all of St. Petersburg’s the guests with fresh grilled fish and deli- sine a try. One dish, called Särä, is a suc- the region offers, including a wide range rooms in The Castle are as spacious and aristocracy, including Russian Tsar Nich- cious pancakes but in winter also offer culent stew of lamb braised in an oven of leisure activities and historical sights. atmospheric as the name suggests. olas II, frequented the hotel for rest and reindeer rides. Animal lovers can also for up to nine hours. The tender lamb is “We are happy to have Russian tour- Another attractive option offered in relaxation. When Finland gained inde- feed reindeers with their food of choice served with locally grown potatoes. ists come shopping here but we want Holiday Club Saimaa is an ice rink pendence in 1917, the hotel served as a — reindeer moss. Another local delicacy is the fish them to know that there are also many where anyone can rent skates and enjoy military hospital. During WWII it served For the past 11 summers, Lappeen- called vendace. The fish is the symbol of other interesting places in our area,” a bit of winter sport even as tempera- as the staff headquarters of the Kannas ranta has organized the biggest ensem- Saimaa as much as its saunas and lake. said Mirka Rahman, head of Marketing tures soar outside during the warmer army. ble of sand-sculptures in Finland. This Lihapiirakka is another culinary Communications at Lappeenranta City months. Children and youth hockey On the wall of one of the hotel’s re- year the theme of the sand castles will be treat that visitors can try on Lappeen- Office. teams often use the hotel for training, ception halls, visitors can see a heavy “Amusement World.” About three mil- ranta’s market square. The Karelian “For instance, we have a nice spa and especially as Holiday Club Saimaa does metal chain made of 96 links. Each year lion tons of sand are expected to be used filled buns are known in Lappeenranta aqua park at the Saimaa Holiday Club its utmost to accommodate the budding a new link is added to mark another year for the construction of the sand city, in- as Vety and Atomi (“Hydrogen” and hotel, which is located just outside Lap- athletes. of independence from Russia, which the cluding sand sculptures, a roundabout, a “Atom”). Vety contain ham and egg, peenranta. It seems people don’t know Just a few hundred meters away from country was granted on Dec. 6, 1917. On train for kids and a huge sandpit where while Atoni contains only one or the enough about it yet. Last summer the the spas of Holiday Club Saimaa, visi- Dec. 5, in a solemn ceremony, Finland’s visitors will be able to try their hand at other. The pies are traditionally served hotel also opened the Angry Birds Ac- tors can discover an entire world of tra- most dignified citizens take part in the sculpting sand all summer long. The with mustard, ketchup, pickles, onions tivity Park to offer more activities for ditional Finnish activities, including ceremony of attaching the new ring. sand castle is located on the fortress cape and mayonnaise while some have taken children. Not to mention the Flowpark reindeer rides, skating and skiing, fish- and will be open from June 6 to Aug. 31 to inserting a frankfurter or sausage into and Atreenalin Adventure parks, the ing and even floating down a river clad Angry Birds and Angry Fish daily this year. the bun. However you choose to eat Sand Castle in Lappeenranta, numerous in wetsuits. The economic miracle that is the An- them, Vety and Atomi will leave you gry Birds computer game and the mer- Historical Sights with fond memories of Karelian cuisine; chandising related to it has helped to Lappeenranta is especially proud of something to dream of returning for, as pick up the slack in Finland’s economy the fortress around which the town was if the shopping and theme parks weren’t after Nokia’s fall from grace. Children, built. Along with the celebrated Savon- enough. however, simply seem to love anything linna fortress, the fortifications at Lap- For more information visit www.gos- related to Angry Birds regardless of its peenranta make up one of the best pre- aimaa.fi. Leaflets on all the various ac- role in the country’s economy. At 2,400 served fortresses in Finland. Built under tivities are available at the tourist infor- square meters, the Angry Birds Activity the guidance of Russian Generalissimo mation bureaus in Lappeenranta (Val- Park located in the new Capri shopping Alexander Suvorov, the oldest buildings takatu 37) and Imatra (Lappeentie 12). center right next to Holiday Club Saimaa, is one of the area’s biggest at- tractions. A movie theater, a range of pedal cars and a zip wire, a bouncy tower, scooters, a laser labyrinth, a soft- ball cannon shooting game and hockey slap shot area have proven popular with both children and adults. Meanwhile, adults can also find more grown-up pastimes in the area. One such activity includes floating down a HOLIDAY CLUB HOLIDAY

MIKKO NIKKINEN / GOSAIMAA.COM MIKKO river and parasailing with Water Skizoo. A seasonal sauna on the shores of Lake Saimma offers an idyllic respite. Floating for about one kilometer on the Launch yourself into the fun with Finland’s most popular export, Angry Birds. é

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THE FASHION PACK CAME OUT TO PLAY AT AURORA FASHION WEEK. SEE THE LOOKS THAT GENERATED THE MOST BUZZ. PAGE 18. ALEXANDER POPOV / AURORA FASHION WEEK RUSSIA FASHION / AURORA ALEXANDER POPOV Film www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 14 Author Focuses on Revolutionary Film A new book takes a different approach to film history by examining what motivated the filmmakers.

By Sergey Chernov will finally emerge in Russia,” Trofi- THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES menkov said. “That’s why I love and support Svetlana Baskova so much. The Film Theater of War,” is She’s a great director and her most a new book by film critic and recent film –her first without bad author Mikhail Trofimenkov language, homosexual sex and loose about film and revolution. intestines — is called ‘For Marx…’ The book covers 25 years of It’s an absolutely remarkable film “cinematography in dozens of countries which takes a political stance. around the world where — as an an- “Repeating the same trajectory of nouncement by its publisher states — most other political directors, she blood was flowing and film was being also shoots an ongoing film without exposed in the name of great ideas. an end by filming workers’ protests. “Actually, I had a better title for This is cinema, but it’s absolutely the the book, ‘Episodes of the Revolution- same thing they did in Mexico and ary War,’ but it had already been used Argentina a while ago. There is also by Che Guevara,” Trofimenkov said Alyona Polunina who made two films when presenting the work at the Pory- about the National Bolsheviks - ‘Yes, adok Slov bookstore in St. Petersburg Death’ and ‘The Revolution That on Apr. 10. Wasn’t.’ I want to see such cinema The book begins in Algeria in 1954, emerge in Russia because it’s very when a seven-year war between important.” France and the Algerian independence The other reason is not cinematic, movement broke out, and takes in the Trofimenkov said, but rather has 25 years of international unrest that something to do with his own politi- followed. The book examines the film- cal views. makers who both documented and “In the beginning of the book I participated in the events, as well as quote George Orwell, who wrote in about revolutionaries who turned to 1942 that ‘there is little question that film as a means of agitation. what one may roughly call the “The action is documentary, but in ‘whites’ commit far more and worse its intensity it is perhaps worthy of atrocities than the ‘reds,’” he said. both film noir and a revolutionary “I am sick of liberal commentators epic, with a bit of the western thrown who praise Pinochet and Franco and in,” Trofimenkov said. who – absolutely inevitably, because “The events [in the book] take anti-communism leads to fascism – place on every continent, from Canada started by saying that Stalin was no – where armored vehicles entered better than Hitler, then they said that Montreal in 1970 and the army ar- Stalin was worse than Hitler and now SERGEY CHERNOV / SPT CHERNOV SERGEY rested 500 Canadian intellectuals, in- Mikhail Trofimenkov signing his book for a fan following its presentation at the Poryadok Slov bookstore on Apr. 10. they say that Hitler was better than cluding the whole Canadian film in- Stalin. That’s why when I write about dustry, on charges of cooperating with grated. For the first 15 years of Pi- Flag,” was made by US director J. cinema in isolation, but also saw par- Pinochet or the killings in Indonesia, terrorists – to Japan, where the film nochet’s dictatorship only two films Stuart Blackton in 1898 to inspire pa- allels to the current situation in Rus- I treat it as an antidote for the whole directors Koji Wakamatsu and Masao were released in Chile. A third was al- triotism in the U.S. and hatred for sia. neo-fascist evolution of liberals.” Adachi took part in the activities of most released, but most of the crew Spain. The short film consists of a “[I saw parallels] especially when I According to Trofimenkov, the the Red Army Faction before leaving were seized by state security agents single shot of a hand tearing down a was writing about McCarthyism – even liberals he means include both Rus- for Palestine. There Adachi remained following a preview and were all later Spanish flag and replacing it with the if nothing is happening here comparable sian President Vladimir Putin, his al- for 21 years as the press officer and listed as missing. That’s how Chilean American flag. in scale to what happened in Hollywood lies and some of his political oppo- staff film director of the Palestine Lib- cinema died.” “It was the first propaganda film, – parallel to hunting down of the reds, nents. eration Front. From Congo to Ger- “I write about how Indonesian cin- which was followed by the first politi- the Red Scare, there was also the Laven- “At least, Putin does not speak many – it covers a colossal geographi- ema, or at least a considerable portion cal film four months later, which be- der Scare, the hunt for homosexuals in about Pinochet, but [popular radio cal range.” of it, died during the massacre of com- came a prototype for all the political Hollywood,” he said. journalist] Yulia Latynina [as well as Most importantly, the book claims munists that took place in that country movies of the 1960s,” he said. “And all the political repression was dissident writers] Alexander Podrab- to be the first political look at the his- in 1965. I write about how Argentin- accompanied by a fierce fight for moral- inek and Valeria Novodvorskaya all tory of cinema, according to Trofimen- ean cinema died during the Dirty War ity. It was overseen by the State Depart- praise him,” he said. kov. of the 1970s. It really is similar to the ment and U.S. ambassadors in Italy or “Novodvorskaya wrote an article “It’s a claim for the future,” Trofi- way [French director Jean-Luc] Go- ‘This is not a book France wrote ‘We learned that America [in 2011] where she regretted that menkov said. dard said that he failed to complete his is going to be represented at the Venice former President Boris Yeltsyn did “I see this book as a sketch of sev- film “Jusqu’a la victoire” (Until Vic- about film that film festival by Richard Brooks’ film not have the nerve to deal with pro- eral chapters of the yet unwritten po- tory/Palestine Will Win), which was reflects or is ‘Blackboard Jungle,’ which it should be testers [in 1993], as [General Gustaf] litical history of cinema. There are shot in Palestinian camps in 1970, be- pulled immediately because the film Mannerheim did [during the Civil many histories of the art of cinema in cause all the characters in the film had dedicated to creates a distorted idea of American War in Finland] by destroying the the world and there are many books died. Many of the protagonists of this schools and American youth, and it districts where workers lived with ar- about the business of cinema, but a po- book are dead, too, because this is a historical events...’ contains bad language…’ There were a tillery. Where is there to go after litical history does not exist. There are book about the period called the significant number of such cases. It that? Of course it’s an anti-liberal books about single episodes of the in- ‘Years of Lead,’ when the world was “Georges Melies, who is well looks very similar to the current battle book.” teraction between film and politics, divided in two. known as the father of special effects over morality in Russia. say, about the occupation of France or “This is not a book about film that and the first wizard of the cinema, “The first blacklists emerged as early ‘The Film Theater of War’ (Kinoteatr about Nazi propaganda, and a bit reflects or is dedicated to historical was also the father of political cin- as the second decade of the 20th century Voyennykh Deistvy) by Mikhail Trofi- about the political cinema of Latin events, nor is it a book about film that ema. He made ‘The Dreyfus Affair’ and were originally not politically but menkov is published by Seance and America, but a universal political his- interprets these events. Rather, it is a [in 1899], clearly taking the side of morally motivated. A person could have available at selected local book stores. tory of cinema does not exist.” book about film that is the event itself Dreyfus and playing the role of Drey- been involved in a sexual scandal or According to Trofimenkov, he was – about film as war, about film as revo- fus’ lawyer.” cussed out a producer only to find him- interested to talk about the fate and lution. It just so happens that the most Published by Masterskaya Seans self on a blacklist. Later it merged with motivation of people in circumstances courageous and talented protagonists publishers – founded by the St Peters- political persecution; Charlie Chaplin that they stumbled into or placed of this book are all communists. It burg film magazine Seance – the 688- was not only a communist but a kind of themselves in, rather than simply dis- does not mean that they all were mem- page book is copiously illustrated pedophile that made half of the starlets cuss the films. bers of official communist parties that with black and white photographs he worked with pregnant, while a cer- “I would say that this book is not so supported the Moscow line – many of from the era. Trofimenkov said that tain script writer was not only a commu- much about cinema as it is about the them were dissident communists. They he considered the book’s designer, nist but a lesbian as well. And there was people behind the camera,” Trofimen- could be communists who walked out Pyotr Reznikov, as a co-author. blackmail too. ‘West Side Story’ chore- kov said. of the Communist party over the sup- “I don’t know a better book de- ographer Jerome Robbins, who named “It is a story of civic and moral pas- pression of the Hungarian events, they signer than Pyotr in Russia now,” he quite a lot of communists before the sion, about the civic and moral fury could be Trotskyites, they could be an- said. “He does all the Seance maga- House Un-American Activities Com- which led people to join armed urban archists who made their first film shot zines and publications. Thanks to the mittee, is believed to be a victim of ho- undergrounds or guerilla armies; peo- in the political way, [“La Commune” way he sought out the illustrations, mosexual blackmail who would be have ple who killed other people. It exam- in 1913], before the First World War.” thanks to Pyotr, I saw the faces of been denounced as a sodomite and lose ines several national film cultures that According to Trofimenkov, film many of my characters for the first work [had he not cooperated].” almost completely perished as a result. and politics have been associated time because I could not get hold of According to Trofimenkov, political The Chilean film industry perished un- since the very beginning of the art. these photographs.” cinema has yet to emerge in Russia, al- der Pinochet because its most out- Cinema became available to audi- Speaking to The St. Petersburg though there are already several direc- standing practitioners were brutally ences in 1885 and the first propaganda Times on Apr. 12, Trofimenkov said tors working in this vein. SEANCE killed, while the rest of them emi- film, “Tearing Down the Spanish he was not looking at the history of “I have a dream that political film The cover of Trofimenkov’s book. www.sptimes.ru FILM Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 15 Pussy Riot Lands in U.S.

By Ali Sar unveils herself, it turns out to be none THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES other than Madonna. As can be imagined, “Pussy Riot OLLYWOOD —An Versus Putin” has very little commer- image of young women cial theatrical value, if any. It still hasn’t clad in colorful outfits found an exhibitor and would be best peeping through ski served by a cable television outlet like masks while being de- HBO. Htained and clobbered by the police has Two of the principals traveling with been a part of the evening newscasts in the film told the St. Petersburg Times the U.S. for some time, most recently that the purpose was to raise awareness during the Sochi Olympics. rather than court commercial success. Casual viewers have little under- After a whirlwind tour of Europe standing of the motivation of these and the U.S. East Coast, Nadezhda women, carrying weapons of musical Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, instruments. They don’t seem to be accompanied by their trip sponsor Jaka causing any physical harm. However, Bizilj of Cinema for Peace, a German- in the eyes of the Russian authorities, based organization, were given a warm they are at best hooligans, at worst, en- welcome at Hollywood’s private Har- emies of the state. mony Gold Theater. That basically sums up the theme of Both Tolokonnikova and Alyokh- the hour-long documentary “Pussy ina were given standing ovations when Riot Versus Putin,” which has been they appeared on stage at the conclu- making the rounds in the states, follow- sion of the film. “You’re very brave,” ing its European unveiling. shouted a woman, who identified her- At a private premiere in Hollywood self as a Russian emigre. on Apr. 6, the film attracted a full “It’s great, they are calling attention house of diverse viewers. Their com- to the deplorable human conditions [in

monality was their definite enthusiasm jails],” said another. MANIFESTA of what they were about to witness. The event was billed as Tolokon- Fellini’s ‘8 1/2’, German sculptor Katharina Fritsch’s selected film, will be shown on June 23 at the Avrora Theater. The film unspools on the streets of nikova and Alyokhina’s “meeting the Moscow, capturing the eight women creative community” in Hollywood. setting the stage for what’s to come. The duo arrived in the U.S. with Swinging their guitars, they initially at- former Secretary of State Hillary Clin- tract attention for their attire and seem ton’s seal of approval, who described Manifesta Screens Films intent on causing a certain amount of them as “strong and brave young disruption. women.” Quickly and constantly shifting cam- That description was echoed both Participating artists’ favorite films to be shown during art festival. erawork coupled with fairly loud music in the theatre and at an exclusive re- provides the atmosphere for this infa- ception and auction at Hollywood’s By Gus Peters of the film but a better idea of the art- national icons. The movie, made in 1964 mous Russian feminist protest group. trendy Acabar restaurant afterwards. THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES ist’s influences. by Soviet filmmakers, is a series of short For their part, the women focus on “We support just treatment for all The first film of the festival, Billy stories detailing the struggle to over- their mission of liberation. At first, prisoners around the world,” Alyokh- anifesta, the biennial Wilder’s comedy “One, Two, Three,” throw then-dictator Fulgencio Batista. both the public and the police are ina told diners. Next, Tolokonnikova contemporary art fes- screens on Apr. 17. Wilder’s classic fol- “Soy Cuba” might not be the only amused and bewildered as the “Pussy read letters she had written in prison tival that St. Peters- lows the exploits of a Coca-Cola sales- film to portray the effects of commu- Rioters” climb up with her hus- burg is scheduled to man in Cold War Berlin who tries his nism in a positive light either. Pavel scaffolding that band Peter Ver- host this year, has al- best to keep his boss’ daughter from Braila, a Moldovan filmmaker, chose serves as their stage. zilov providing Mready run into its fair share of criticism. marrying an East German communist. “12:08 East of Bucharest” as his selec- They are then seen Dinner and the the translation. Artists have begun to boycott the event The movie is the choice of Kasper tion for Manifesta’s festival. The film is hopping on top of auction that followed Among the because of the situation in Ukraine, König, an icon in the contemporary art similar to “Soy Cuba” in that it is a se- streetcars, daring special guests at while St. Petersburg’s city hall has world as well as the curator of this year’s ries of vignettes rather than one coher- the authorities to were hosted by film the event were scrambled to rescue the reputation of Manifesta in St. Petersburg. ent storyline but unlike the other film’s take action. director Roland Moscovite music an event that some in the local art com- The film festival will culminate on portrayal of the socialist revolution as The whole scene producer Alex- munity deem inappropriate considering Oct. 17 with the showing of “The an uplifiting, proletarian experience, resembles a circus Emmerich. ander Chepar- the political climate. Dead,” the 1987 drama inspired by the Braila’s choice of movie tries to answer act and soon the ukhin, an out- However, the festival is not simply James Joyce short story from his famous more difficult questions about whether civil disobedience turns ugly as the po- spoken supporter of Pussy Riot. about artists in the painting, sculpting collection “The Dubliners.” The film is or not the revolution that deposed Ni- lice close in on the group at a Russian “I met them when they were ar- and photographing sense. In collabora- the pick of Susan Phillips, an artist born colae Ceausescu in 1989 was, in fact, a Orthodox cathedral in Moscow. It was rested,” he told The Saint Petersburg tion with the Goethe Institute of St. Pe- in Scotland in 1960 who won the Turner revolution to help the people or some- here they performed an expletive-rid- Times. “For the cathedral incident they tersburg, St. Petersburg will also be host Prize for contemporary art in 1960, the thing different. den song denouncing President Vladi- should’ve been given five days [pen- to Manifest 10: Favorite Movies of Con- most prestigious British art award avail- The film festival will feature eight mir Putin, who is unsurprisingy the alty] to clean up the church. Not two temporary Artists, a film festival start- able. She lives and works in Berlin. favorite films of some of the festival’s film’s villain. years [of jail time].” ing Apr. 17, two months before the offi- The films will be shown intermit- more prominent participants. All fea- They head to the slammer in full “The courts are manipulated by the cial opening of the art exhibition. tently throughout the course of the tured films will be shown at the Avrora view of the cameras, which continue to Kremlin. That’s why I got involved,” Eight artists have chosen movies that coming six months. One of the other Cinema at 60 Nevsky Prospekt. roll throughout the entire proceedings Cheparukhin said. are their favorites, ones they say that films is Federico Fellini’s “8 1/2,” the The art festival is scheduled to begin leading up to the ultimate conclusion Dinner and the auction that fol- they can watch again and again without choice of Katharina Fritsch, a German on June 28 and stay in St. Petersburg as well as their much publicized release lowed were hosted by film director Ro- ever becoming bored. sculptor. The film is about an Italian di- until Oct. 31. The State Hermitage Mu- from incarceration. land Emmerich, whose work includes As anyone will tell you, it is difficult rector in the midst of a creative crisis seum is the planned sight for the artists’ One wonders if the cameras were “White House Down,” and “Indepen- to choose a favorite film and, for some who decides to find inspiration in his work and St. Petersburg’s city hall hopes always there. I was assured by the film- dence Day.” He contributed a large people, the answers the artists give may own thoughts and memories. that the event will boost the interna- makers that the film is a documentary. sum of money to help Pussy Riot es- seem like an unlikely choice. In this par- John Varsha, the curator of public tional image of the city. No Hollywood techniques or trickery tablish a non-profit foundation in the ticular variation of a film festival, each programs for this year’s festival, chose Deputy Governor Vasily Kichedzhi were involved, which is as good an ex- U.S. Other attendees followed Em- artist will present his or her film to the “Soy Cuba,” an ode to the Cuban revo- was quoted on City Hall’s website on cuse as any for the crude camera work. merich’s lead by making monetary assembled audience, screen the film and lution in 1959 that shocked the world Feb. 12 as saying that “Manifesta 10 is The film also contains a cameo by a pledges to help pay the women’s travel then discuss its merits so that viewers and transformed Fidel Castro and Che one of the main events of the Year of “guest Pussy Rioter.” When she finally and security expenses. not only attain a greater understanding Guevara from unknown rebels to inter- Culture in Russia.” Soviet Classic Censored on Television By Anna Dolgov dren over the age of six, so “what is are stupid people, insufficiently edu- THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES there to bleep?” cated ones. There are bureaucrats who The 1979 comedy about a garage- are afraid to lose their seats. That is hu- Russian television chan- construction cooperative even survived manly understandable. And that’s what nel has bleeped a mild Soviet censorship, despite its satirical happened.” expletive during pokes at the regime. Another reader said that bleeping the late-night airing of a Another Ekho Moskvy reader com- the expression has allowed viewers Soviet-era cult classic, mented in an approximation of Soviet- to imagine a stronger word in its place. directorA Eldar Ryazanov’s film “Ga- era rhetoric, reminiscent of some of the Russian law bans several expletives rage,” prompting bewilderment film’s satirical lines: “Soviet censors fell from use in media or on television, re- and ridicule from artists and viewers. short, but we shall correct it.” quiring them to at least be bleeped. The offensive word — which can be Actor Valentin Gaft, who played According to the government list of of- loosely translated as “humbug” — was one of the lead parts in the movie, criti- fensive words cited by Izvestia, deemed too coarse during the broad- cized the commonplace use of exple- the word censored out of the “Garage” cast on Friday night by the Moscow tives in everyday Russian speech, but film is not one of them. city-owned TVTs television channel, called the bleeping of the mild exple- Ryazanov declined suggestions that Ekho Moskvy radio reported. tive “horrible” and an instance he might sue the television channel “It’s hard to comment on idiocy,” of “over-zealousness.” for an infringement on his intellectual

ALI SAR / SPT Ryazanov said, adding that the film has “This is not some tragedy that one rights as pointless and hardly worth Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina, left, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in L.A. a government rating as suitable for chil- should shout about,” he said. “There the effort. 16 ❖ Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ARTS & CULTURE www.sptimes.ru Faberge Masterpiece Given Royal Treatment The rediscovery of a lost treasure coincides with a soon-to-be-released book about Russian decorative art.

By Alexei Moskin selberg in St. Petersburg last year, the ence - from museum curators to bar- THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES discovery of the lost Third Imperial gain hunters at flea markets. Easter Egg means that interest has Other than an appearance in a ith Easter just a few never been higher in Faberge or the Parke-Bernet auction catalogue from days away and the remaining lost eggs. 1964 where it was sold as a “gold watch recent discovery of “Some lucky person is going to in egg form case” for $2,450, the egg the Third Imperial pick up a decorative Easter egg at a was though lost until purchased for Easter Egg, thought car boot sale one day and find they $14,000 at a second-hand market by an Wlost for over 100 years, at a flea market have won the arts lottery when it sells anonymous American dealer in scrap in the U.S., all eyes are on the legend- for £20 million” said Sparke, whose metals. The dealer planned to melt ary imperial jeweler Carl Faberge and book will be launched at Bonhams in down the egg and remove the jewels a new book about decorative art in May. but was unable to find a buyer. pre-revolutionary Russia. Each of the 50 eggs Faberge cre- London antiques dealer Wartski, The informative guide to Russian ated for the Tsar took one year to com- which specializes in the work of Fab- artworks and their historical context plete — from the original conception erge, bought the egg on behalf of an by art historian Cynthia Coleman to delivery on Good Friday each Eas- undisclosed buyer and will put it on Sparke explores Russia through the ter. The recently rediscovered Third display in a small gallery off London’s glittering artifacts of the Tsarist era. Imperial Easter Egg was made by Fab- Bond Street from Apr. 14 to 17. Some Starting from as far back as the 16th erge’s chief jeweler August Holmstrom estimates put its current value at $33 and 17th centuries, the book is espe- as a gift for Empress Maria Feodoro- million. cially strong on works created in the vna in 1887 and was last when it was The Third Imperial Easter Egg is 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, as displayed in an exhibition of the Rus- one of 50 that were made in Faberge’s night fell on the Imperial rule. sian Imperial Family’s Faberge collec- St. Petersburg workshops between Published by Antique Collectors’ tion at the Von Dervis Mansion in St 1885 to 1916 for Emperors Alexander Club, the guide covers a wide range of Petersburg in 1902. III and Nicholas II. Until it was redis- crafts from Faberge, jewelry, wood- Russia’s last great Imperial celebra- covers, it was one of eight missing work, stone, glass and porcelain to tion took place at the Winter Palace in eggs. Only two others are thought to precious metals. Sparke, who is a con- St Petersburg with the lavish ball of have survived the revolution. As the sultant in Russian Art at the Bonhams 1913 celebrating 300 years of Ro- search for the remaining eggs contin- auction house, explains the art against manov rule. The finest gowns, jewels, ues, Sparke’s book may offer assis- the fascinating backdrop of Russian snuff boxes and banqueting tableware tance in spotting one of the precious history. Each topic is detailed with an of the Tsarist era were sumptuously gems in unlikely places. illustrated chapter in “Russian Deco- displayed then for the last time. Sparke’s passion for Russian deco-

rative Arts,” which introduces the cre- Ever since the collapse of the So- rative art was born from a family collec- LONDON WARTSKI, ative technique, its specific Russian viet Union, Russians have been eager tion of Russian art and she has lived on A scrap-metal dealer bought the lost Imperial Easter Egg for a mere $14,000. characteristics and an overview of the to repatriate their lost heritage. Works and off in Moscow and St. Petersburg. principle makers. by jewelers and silversmiths to the After running the Russian depart- ton D.C., the largest collection of Rus- Selo, helping with the restoration of Of them, Faberge, is perhaps the Tsar and Tsarinas are particularly ment at the Christie’s New York auc- sian decorative arts outside of Russia. Tsar Nicholas II’s last residence. most famous and newsworthy. Hot on sought after today as status symbols, tion house, she worked with the Fab- Before joining Bonhams, Sparke “Russian Decorative Arts” will be the heels of the opening of a museum with the market for pre-revolutionary erge and imperial porcelain holdings worked on a project in St. Petersburg published in May and presented at dedicated to his work by Viktor Vek- decorative arts touching a wide audi- of the Hillwood Museum in Washing- at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Bonhams. Russian Biennale Commissioner Fired the word’s worth Understanding Gopnik Culture By D. Garrison Golubock to fire me,” Revzin wrote on his Face- THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES book page, adding that he believed By Michele A. Berdy lower-class, bigoted thug-like guys who the firing was due to a column he wrote are at the edges of the criminal world. rigory Revzin, an archi- for Lenta.ru on Mar. 2 that criticized Гопник: intolerant, insular thug Think poor “Duck Dynasty” without tectural critic who had Russia’s policy on Ukraine. the beards and religion. been selected to curate On Mar. 8, Russia’s Culture Minis- Insulting slang words seem to go in and And the last interesting bit is how Russia’s pavilion at the try announced that Semyon out of fashion — or maybe I go in and гопники have become a thing. There are 2014 Venice Biennale Mikhailovsky, head of the St. Peters- out of periods of noticing them. Lately it sites dedicated to гопота lore. Гопники Gof Architecture, announced Apr. 7 that burg State Academic Institute of Art seems that the word гопник and its vari- hang out in courtyards. They like he had been fired by direct order had been appointed to replace Revzin. ous derivatives are the new popular pe- to squat (стоять на корточках), which from Culture Minister Vladimir Med- Mikhailovsky does have prior experi- jorative. I thought I knew what гопник they call на кортах or на карташах. insky. ence organizing exhibitions, though he meant but did some research to clarify, They eat sunflower seeds. They smoke “I just got a call from the Culture has not yet worked on a project on the just in case. It turns out that the word is and practice the martial arts. They are Ministry and was told that this morning same magnitude as the Venice Bien- more interesting than I imagined, and I nationalistic. They call progressives пе- Minister Medinsky personally decided nale, a world-renowned forum for ar- understood it less than I thought. дики, пидоры and петухи (all highly in- chitecture that receives considerable The first interesting bit is the word sulting terms for homosexuals), not nec- ADVERTISING media attention. itself and its evocative variations. essarily because they think they are gay, “Semyon Mikhailovsky will replace The singular form is гопник, гопа or го- but because gay is bad. Critical thinking Grigory Revzin, whose very active cre- парь. You can use the plural forms — and impulse control are not their forte.

ative and journalistic work has recently FLICKR ILDE VONBINGEN/ гопники, гопы, гопари — or one of the In short — your basic nightmare. prevented him from fully participating Grigory Revzin’s award-winning pavilion. collective nouns, which describe гопники Гопники tend to be found in urban in the project, preparations for which as a kind of undifferentiated mass of red- settings: Прохожу вдоль вокзала, и тут are proceeding at full speed,” Deputy pathy with the president’s position, de- neck humanity: гопота, гопотень, гопьё, же ко мне подкатывает какой-то под- Culture Minister Yelena Milovzorova scribing attempts to portray Putin’s all of which have the stress on the last датый гопник с недружелюбными наме- said, Interfax reported. government as a reincarnation of Stal- syllable. рениями (Here I am walking by the sta- Revzin, a historian and architec- in’s Russia as “fake,” noting the wide The second interesting bit is the hy- tion, when a drunken bum with mali- tural critic, was first appointed com- divide between “millions of repressed pothesized origin of the word. One pos- cious intentions lurches toward me). missioner of the Russian pavilion individuals [under Stalin] and the seven sible source is the onomatopoetic гоп (a In the 21st century, гопота became in 2010, and in 2012 he presented sentenced in the Bolotnoye Case.” jump, blow or leap). This led to the no- ликующая (jubilant). First this meant the Skolkovo project, for which he was Lenta.ru itself has been pressured tion of гоп-стоп (a mugging, i.e., jumping the cheering pro-Kremlin Наши (Us) awarded the Venice Prize, the second- by the government in recent weeks, someone), гопстопник (mugger) crowds. Then it began to be used to de- place award for the biennale. with long-time head Galina Timchenko and even гопство (street crime or violent scribe any mass of Western-hating, un- Revzin’s column on Lenta.ru ex- forced out and replaced by Alexei persecution of someone). In this origin educated thugs. Зал — полон “ликующей pressed surprise at Putin’s decision Goreslavsky, the reputedly pro-Krem- story, гопник and his linguistic friends are гопотой,” которая после каждого про- to intervene in Ukrainian internal af- lin former head of Vzglyad.ru, after thugs, petty criminals or crooks. клятия в адрес Украины и Грузии радос- fairs, saying that “sending the military receiving an official warning about pos- Another theory is that гопник came тно свистит, хлопает, машет флагами into Ukraine is a risk, a card game: sible “extremism” charges. Following from the abbreviation ГОП, which be- РФ (The hall was filled with cheering the adventurous Saakashvili might play the change in leadership, at least 39 fore the 1917 Revolution stood for го- cretins who greeted every curse this way, but Putin — what happened of Lenta.ru’s staff members, including родское общество призора (municipal of Ukraine and Georgia with exultant to him?” 32 journalists and all of its photo edit- welfare society), a state organization whistles, clapping, and waving of Russian The column further expressed a be- ing staff, quit in support of Tim- that provided care and shelter to the flags). In Ukraine, гопота often refers lief that any possible conflict in Ukraine chenko. homeless and poor. Later гоп was urban to the pro-Russian crowd: Кто же разве- would unite educated Russians against With only three months remaining slang for a flophouse. This led to the no- шивал в Луганске российские флаги? Putin. “War — this is a transformation until the opening of the biennale, tion of гопник as a bum, a homeless per- Русская гопота (Who put up the Rus- of all Western-leaning citizens — that the change in leadership comes at an son or someone from the dregs of soci- sian flags in Lugansk? A Russian mob). is, the absolute majority of successful, inopportune time. With Revzin’s strong ety. Гопота — a mob to be avoided. educated, self-sufficient city dwellers — track record in the two biennials he And the third interesting bit is how into a fifth column,” Revzin wrote. previously managed, Mikhailovsky will these two streams of meaning came to- Michele A. Berdy, a Moscow-based However, Revzin’s column is not have big boots to fill as he gets up gether and then poured into mainstream translator and interpreter, is the author wholly critical of Putin’s actions, and in to speed on plans for the coming sea- Russian in the late 1980s. Гопники be- of “The Russian Word’s Worth” (Glas), fact expresses a certain amount of sym- son. came identified with badly educated, a collection of her columns. Food&Drink www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 17 A Life Spent in the Service of Cognac Hennessy master taster Renaud de Gironde reveals the passion and commitment behind the label.

By Lana Matafonov Now, almost 200 years later, Hen- great, great grandfather selected for THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES nessy brand ambassador Renaud de Hennessy. In our tasting room, in fact, Gironde has arrived in St. Petersburg there is a nice picture of my great ike many things in Russia, for the first time on a whirlwind press grandfather on the wall, like he is drinking cognac is not as tour, launching a collector’s edition of watching over us, watching over me straightforward as it first the distillery’s Hennessy X.O. in a bot- every day. So I have the pleasure to appears. For starters, you tle by Tom Dixon at the Four Seasons work after him and his legacy. I feel the could be drinking cognac, Lion Palace hotel. If living in Cognac, pressure to make sure that we do Lor find yourself drinking “konyak.” France, surrounded by vineyards and things the right way, to make sure that While both are popular alcoholic being a descendant of the Fillioux fam- every bottle we release is the perfect drinks enjoyed across the country, the ily, master blenders for seven genera- bottle,” he says. differences between the two go much tions, wasn’t enviable enough, de Gi- Likening the process to wine tast- further than just the spelling. ronde also holds the coveted title of ing, the eight-member tasting commit- Konyak is a general name for being one of Hennessy’s few master tee tries an average of 40 to 50 samples brandy in Russia, with the country hav- tasters. That’s right, de Gironde’s is every morning, of course spitting out ing the legal rights to sell under the paid to taste some of the world’s best the samples each time, “otherwise you same name. Armenian brandy, Ararat, cognac every day. won’t last long in this business,” laughs or Armenian konyak as it is known in “We believe that you need ten years de Gironde. Russia, was especially popular during of daily practice to be a good profes- “We taste at 11 a.m. every morning the Soviet era. Even Winston Churchill sional Hennessy taster,” says de Gi- because it is the best time for your was a rumored fan with claims that he ronde. “Practice means that every day, body as you are not tired. Instead, at requested Josef Stalin to send him except when I am travelling, I spend that time you are getting a bit thirsty cases every year after tasting the tipple about an hour to an hour and a half and hungry and so all your taste buds during the Yalta conference in 1945. In are beginning to expect something. So fact, Russian President Vladimir Putin that is the perfect time. You don’t want repeated a similar gesture last year, to start tasting at say 2 p.m. because giving British Prime Minister David ‘I feel the pressure to that’s after lunch and you are feeling Cameron a bottle of the same Arme- heavy and sleepy,” says de Gironde. nian brandy Stalin supposedly gifted make sure we do things Consistency is the key, emphasizes Churchill. While konyak’s popularity the right way... that de Gironde, saying that not only does in Russia could be attributed to its the committee holds its tastings at the lower price point, it is more widely every bottle we release same time with the same people every known for its questionable ingredients, day, but the room is kept the same way with the media regularly reporting po- is the perfect bottle.’ as well. However, the consistency lice seizures of counterfeit bottles doesn’t end there. All tasters are also around the country. tasting our various eaux de vie. Every required to maintain the same morn- Cognac, on the other hand, has morning, every day of the year.” ing habits. “The thing is, before tasting, stricter production rules. Not only Eau de vie, French for “water of you have to keep a certain routine. must it be produced from the vineyards life,” refers to the distilled spirit de- You have to be in the same condition. surrounding the French town of Co- rived from fermented grape wine that If you don’t smoke, then don’t start gnac, the spirit must be distilled twice is then blended to make cognac. It smoking. If you are used to having and aged for at least two years to carry takes nine liters of wine to make just your coffee at 9 a.m., then don’t start the cognac appellation. It also has a one liter of eau de vie. With some eau having it at 10.45 a.m. You need to

trendier fan base with its praises sung de vie being kept in barrels to age up maintain relatively similar conditions,” FOR SPT by rappers such as Busta Rhymes, to 50, even 100 years, the Hennessy he says. Hennessy brand ambassador and master taster, Renaud de Gironde. Kanye West and Snoop Dogg. While distillery houses hundreds of barrels, De Gironde is also eager to point rapping royalty may have helped cata- all of which need to be tasted every out that while this tasting session every the same way, with the head master has not diminished, not once wanting a pult both the popularity and sale of year to see how they are evolving, if day is a “moment of pleasure” during a blender sampling the glass first before break or skipping a day of tasting. cognac in recent times, praises for the they are ready to be blended (some busy day of emails and meetings, the handing the same glass around. “After “This is what passion is about. Every brandy were sung long ago, especially Hennessy labels are a blend of up to position is an intense commitment and we taste, we say what we think — just a day we go to these tastings, we learn in Russia for one particular brand. 100 different eaux de vie) or need to be investment in time. “You need to be few words. We don’t need to spend more things. There are things that are According to archives by cognac aged longer. In addition, the distillery very passionate and very patient be- long analyzing it and, because we are slightly different; things are never ex- brand Hennessy, in 1818 Empress Ma- works with up to 1,500 growers, mean- cause it takes time to understand co- used to working together, sometimes actly the same, so every day you learn ria Federovna asked cognac distillery ing that 1,500 different productions gnac — you need invest ten years of just by looking at the face of the others something new, from a different point Maison Hennessy to produce an ex- also need to be tasted for quality be- your life training to become a taster. It we know what they are thinking,” he of view,” says de Gironde before add- ceptional cognac as a birthday present fore the distillery makes the purchase. is not something you can learn from a says. ing, “In a busy work day, it’s nice to for her son Tsar Alexander I, after “My family has been doing this for book, there is no school — you just While de Gironde may now be in have that one hour every day where which point, the royal family continued 200 years, so sometimes I do have the have to practice,” he explains. his 12th year as a Hennessy taster, his you stop and just focus on your making regular orders. chance to taste an eau de vie that my The tasting of each eau de vie starts enthusiasm for the brand and brandy senses.”

THE DISH Five Points: Snack Time

Five Points of new eateries popping up every booths covered in a dusky blue velvet. was nary an olive in sight, the single rubles, $9.78), however, were a jaunty 18 Ulitsa Lomonosova week? The menu is printed on rough, brown element from which the dish takes its pile of crunchy cod fillets accompanied Tel. 600 2326 On entering Five Points on a rainy paper placemats and offers a succinct name. by fresh-cut fries and a ramekin of Open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. To 11 weekend afternoon, the design makes overview of popular European dishes Getting over the disappointment tangy and creamy tartar sauce. It was p.m,, Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. To 5 a.m. clear that the focus is definitely on the with something for everyone — from by nursing a glass of strong Dubuisson definitely the best thing the kitchen Meal for two with alcohol 2,090 rubles booze. One of the walls and the bar soups and salads to heartier fare — ex- Frères Cuvee des Trolls ale (240 ru- sent out to the table, making us think ($58.43) are faced in wine crates with rough, cept perhaps sushi lovers. bles, $6.71) and a basil lemonade (140 that the best food to order was carb- welded chandeliers featuring empty Deciding to share a Salade Nicoise rubles, $3.91) served in a tall footed heavy bar snacks to soak up the alco- By Chris Gordon wine bottles hanging over tables made (320 rubles, $8.95), we were pleased glass with a hearty bunch of fresh basil hol that the place pushes at every turn. THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES of oaken barrels. An aquarium of that the friendly waiter offered to have propping up slices of apple, we didn’t For that, the place does a decent job corks greet the visitor just inside the the chef split the salad in two before have to wait long for the mains to ap- — better by far than most pallid offer- With every new restaurant that opens entrance. Even the restaurants Wi-Fi sending it to the table. What finally ar- pear. ings that masquerade as snacks else- in town seemingly a gastrobar, pub, password is alcohol-based, although rived, however, took the wind out of A breast of duck (650 rubles, where. wine cellar or some other alcohol-fu- focusing on rum rather than wine. A our sails as it had very little to do with $18.17) was served with a side order of With the dessert menu a tired and eled vehicle, it has to be wondered nautical element is introduced by a the French institution beloved of la- thyme-roasted potatoes (160 rubles, uninspired selection of cheesecake, what the strategy is. Is it purely a fash- rope covered chandelier and the focus dies who lunch. So far from the classic $4.47) and a sprightly salad of arugula panna cotta or tiramisu, we decided to ion thing? Is it a sop to the Russian on rum that extends to the cocktail salad was it, that it couldn’t even be and tangerine sections. The duck was give it a miss and settled instead for a love of anything fermented? Or is it menu. called a twist on the original. Pretty perfectly cooked and topped with a perfectly pulled espresso (110 rubles, simply a way to put what the kitchen With the place entirely to ourselves, enough, the salad fell down by using balsamic glaze, the only letdown was $3.08) to kick start us back into reality does in second place to avoid, or at we chose a table near the bar as it of- chopped, frozen green beans and in- that the salad greens were wilted and and send us about our errands with a least minimize, the issue of finding fered the chance to smoke, although cluding huge chunks of cucumber. The withered at the ends making them all gentle, caffeinated buzz instead of a enough good chefs to cook for the raft we were tempted by the overlarge unforgivable last straw was that there but inedible. The fish and chips (350 boozy one. Fashion www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 18 ALEXANDER POPOV / AURORA FASHION WEEK RUSSIA FASHION / AURORA ALEXANDER POPOV Aurora Fashion Week celebrated the 50th anniversary of Grigory Kozintsev’s film ‘Hamlet’ with a runway show of costumes from the Lenfilm production. Young Talent Dazzles at Aurora Fashion Week

By Nadya Voznesenskaya Vogue Italia, Voitenko’s work has re- A full range of colors, from rich em- THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES ceived praise from Franca Sozzani, erald to pale pink, and a diversity of the editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, styles and countless accessories he latest incarnation of and legendary fashion critic Suzy helped the young designers reflect the Aurora Fashion Week Menkes. Her work has been com- era of the lost generation. Russia, or AFWR, not pared to Dior and Givenchy. Esme Public reaction was positive to the only celebrated some of Vie is a young brand centered on well-known local brands — Liza Odi- Russia’s most talented de- themes of elegance, structure and nokikh, Osome2some and Artem signersT but also gave shoppers the femininity. Shumov. Moscow-based Walk of chance to update their wardrobe with At AFWR, Esme Vie unveiled its Shame also received favorable re- the newest styles during the White latest Autumn-Winter collection, us- views and their show drew fashionis- Nights sales and the Aurora Market, ing purple and scarlet colors as its in- tas from Moscow such as Natalya as well as the opportunity to refine spiration alongside pale pinks and Goldenberg, Maria Fedorova, Vitaly their pallet at the Aurora Plate food whites. Minimalism, clarity of forms, Kozak and Oksana On. festival. and purity of color were the defining AFWR’s attraction for young de- The runway program, the heart themes of the Esme Vie show. Special signers was reflected both by the fash- and soul of AFWR, featured designs attention was paid to the hairstyles ion industry stalwarts that attended from 15 fashion brands, including and makeup of the models too. Done as well as the positive reaction of at- Walk of Shame (Moscow), Esme Vie without forsaking the designer’s mini- tendees to the newest available styles. (Milan), Bevza (Kiev), Liza Odi- malist style, they were an example of The biannual event is helping estab- nokikh (St. Petersburg), Lilia natural beauty — sweet, slightly pale lish St. Petersburg as another city on Kisselenko (St. Petersburg), Artem skin, sensual red lips and straight the fashion circuit. It’s still early days, Shumov (St. Petersburg), Osome hair. but if the presentations at the Acad- 2some (St. Petersburg) as well as pre- Grazia fashion magazine’s show emy of Arts are anything to go by, Pe- sentations of theatrical costumes from for the finalists of their young de- tersburg may soon be hosting more local productions of “Hamlet” and signer competition took place on the and more similar events. “The Flying Dutchman.” second day of the runway program. Each collection presented by the Ten young designers, selected by a assembled designers reflected not jury chaired by Alyona Akhmadull- only the latest trends in the fashion ina, Kira Plastinina, Natalya industry but the designer’s unique- Walewska and Anastasia Romants- ness, their own definition of fashion ova, presented work based on two and style, and their vision of the themes, The Great Gatsby and Black world. and White, to the St. Petersburg pub- The favorite of the first day of lic. While the Black and White clothes AFWR was Esme Vie, an Italian represented minimalism and conci- brand with Russian roots created in sion, coupled with graphic forms, The 2013 by Julia Voitenko. Despite her Gatsby clothes failed to create the young age, she has become popular sense of joyous chaos that could rea- Artyom Shumov not only among fashion fans but im- sonably have been expected. The showed jumpsuits > portant people in the fashion industry models strode briskly down the cat- for men as well as as well. Since winning Who is on walk to the soundtrack of the Baz more classic, Next?, a scouting project organized Luhrmann film of the same name to mechanic-inspired

by Altaroma in collaboration with create the impression of a large party. daywear. WEEK RUSSIA FASHION / AURORA ALEXANDER POPOV

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 FASHION www.sptimes.ru | The St. Petersburg Times ❖ 19 > Moscow-based Walk of Shame showed lots of skin on the runway in a shout-out to the 1990s.

Osome 2some combined sheer > diaphanous layers with loose-fitting woolen coats and

slacks. WEEK RUSSIA FASHION / AURORA ALEXANDER POPOV

ALEXANDER POPOV / AURORA FASHION WEEK RUSSIA FASHION / AURORA ALEXANDER POPOV Severe and otherworldly, > Lilia Kisselenko’s understated collection brought interplanetary

travel to mind. > Designer Julia Voitenko foregrounded structure, color and technique in her stunning collection for Esme Vie.

Young Russian designers strut down the runway after their

> presentation for

MARY TEKUSHINA MARY Grazia. ALEXANDER POPOV / AURORA FASHION WEEK RUSSIA FASHION / AURORA ALEXANDER POPOV ALEXANDER POPOV / AURORA FASHION WEEK RUSSIA FASHION / AURORA ALEXANDER POPOV 20 ❖ Wednesday, April 16, 2014 LISTINGS www.sptimes.ru

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Cappella, 7 p.m. Symphony Music Beethoven. Conductor Zdob Si Zdub Folk punk. Jagger, 2 Noch Samaina / Electro Zombie / Piano Recital Liszt, Alkan, Shimanovsky, Daniel Raiskin. Mariinsky Concert Hall Ploshchad Konstitutsii. Tel. 923 1292. 8:30 Chufella Marzufella Horror punk, punk, STAGES Janacek. Yuri Faviron. Music House, 122 Lit A p.m. garage rock. Griboyedov, 2A Voronezhskaya Nab. Reki Moiki. Tel. 702 6096 Tri Pandy I Luna Improvised music, world Ulitsa. Tel. 764 4355, 973 7273. 9 p.m. Piano Recital Scarlatti, Schubert, monday, april 21 music, ambient. The Place, 47 Ul. Marshala Tina Kuznetsova Pop. Kosmonavt, 24 wednesday, april 16 Beethoven. Andrea Lucchesini. Mariinsky Govorova. Tel. 331 9631. 7 p.m. Bronnitskaya Ulitsa. Tel. 922 1300. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, 8 p.m. opera Jan Coo Alternative rock. Zoccolo 2.0, 50 Sergei Tabachnikov and nobody.one ballet La Boheme Puccini’s opera following the korpus 3 Ligovsky Prospekt. 8 p.m. Instrumental rock. Zal Ozhidaniya, 118 Nab. Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and romances of a poet, a musician and a Obvodnogo Kanala. Tel. 333 1069. 7 p.m. Emptiness A two-act ballet set to music by saturday, april 19 philosopher. Director Ian Judge. Mariinsky jazz & blues Bach. Choreographer Nacho Duato. Theater Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra jazz & blues Mikhailovsky Theater ballet Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Mainstream. Jazz Philharmonic Hall, 27 Alexander Latin Band Jazz dancing. Jazz Spartacus The story of the Roman rebel. Dutchman) Wagner’s opera about a haunted Zagorodny Prospekt. Tel. 764 8565, 764 Philharmonic Hall, 27 Zagorodny Prospekt. opera Conductor Karen Durgaryan. Choreographer ship. Director Vasily Barkhatov. Conductor 9843. 7 p.m. Tel. 764 8565, 764 9843. 7 p.m. The Love for Three Oranges Prokofiev’s Leonid Yakobson. Mariinsky II, 8 p.m. Vasily Petrenko. Mikhailovsky Theater Yoel Gonzalez & Alma Flamenca Cuban Swing Couture Original compositions. JFC satirical opera. Director Alain Maratrat. and Spanish music. JFC Jazz Club, 33 Jazz Club, 33 Shpalernaya Ulitsa. Tel. 272 Conductor Pavel Petrenko. Mariinsky Theater opera theater Shpalernaya Ulitsa. Tel. 272 9850. 8 p.m. 9850. 8 p.m. Yevgeny Onegin Tchaikovsky’s opera based L’elisir d’Amore Donizetti’s masterpiece PREMIERE! Scarlet Sails Based on Alexander Elvira Trafova and Pyotr Kornev Band on Pushkin’s novel. Director Yury Alexandrov. about a con man selling a “love potion.” Grin’s novel. Music Hall Jazz classics. Jazz Philharmonic Hall, 27 St. Petersburg Opera Zazerkalye Theater Zagorodny Prospekt. Tel. 764 8565, 764 monday, april 21 concert 9843. 7 p.m. theater theater Organ Recital Bach. Christopher Herrick. rock, etc. PREMIERE! Scarlet Sails A musical based on PREMIERE! Scarlet Sails A musical based on Mariinsky Concert Hall Sweet Little 60s Rock and roll. Jagger, 2 Alexander Grin’s novel. Music Hall Alexander Grin’s novel. Music Hall friday, april 18 Ploshchad Konstitutsii. Tel. 923 1292. 8:30 Pola Negri Based on the life of Hollywood sex p.m. concert symbol Pola Negri’s life. Director Janusz tuesday, april 22 rock, etc. Memphis May Fire / The Word Alive Piano Recital Chopin. Aleksandar Serdar. Jozefowicz. Lensoviet Theater, 8 p.m. Surganova I Orkertr Rock. A2, 3 Prospekt Post-hardcore. Zal Ozhidaniya, 118 Nab. Mariinsky II, 4 p.m. opera Medikov. Tel. 309 9922. 8 p.m. Obvodnogo Kanala. Tel. 333 1069. 8 p.m. Choral Music Vivaldi, Verdi, Glinka and concert Gianni Schicchi, Suor Angelica, Il tabarro Tres Muchachos y Companieros Cuban. others. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Symphony Music Chopin, Scriabin, Mozart. Puccini’s one-act comic operas. Director Dada A, 47 Gorokhovaya Ulitsa. Tel. 983 jazz & blues Theater, Small Hall Conductor Valery Gergiev. Mariinsky Concert Walter Le Moli. Mariinsky Theater 7050. 8 p.m. King B. Blues. JFC Jazz Club, 33 Guitar Recital Carulli, Sor, Kost and others. Hall, 3 p.m. Otello Verdi’s drama based on Shakespeare’s Krovostok Hip-hop. Kosmonavt, 24 Shpalernaya Ulitsa. Tel. 272 9850. 8 p.m. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Symphony Music Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Dvorak. play. Mariinsky II Bronnitskaya Ulitsa. Tel. 922 1300. 8 p.m. Small Hall Conductor Mikhail Agrest. Shostakovich Bondage Fairies Electropunk. Mod, 7 Vocal Music Britten, Schumann, Beethoven, Philharmonic, Main Hall theater Nab. Kanala Griboyedova. Tel. 712 0734. 8 tuesday, april 22 Foster. Mariinsky Concert Hall Choral Music Mozart, Tchaikovsky, The Count Luxembourg Based on Strauss’ p.m. Jazz Music Duke Ellington Orchestra. Rachmaninov and others. Conductor Svetlana “Die Gˆttin der Vernunft.” Director Igor rock, etc. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Main Hall Englina. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Konyaev. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 jazz & blues Children of Bodom Melodic death metal. Hall, 5 p.m. Italianskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316 Real Jam Retro jazz. JFC Jazz Club, 33 A2, 3 Prospekt Medikov. Tel. 309 9922. 8 Symphony Music Hindemith, von Weber, PREMIERE! Scarlet Sails Based on Alexander Shpalernaya Ulitsa. Tel. 272 9850. 8 p.m. p.m. thursday, april 17 Schwedrin, Shostakovich. Conductor Mikhail Grin’s novel. Music Hall On-the-Go Indie rock. Aurora Concert Hall, Tatarnikov. Mikhailovsky Theater St. Petersburg Hotel, 5/2 Pirogovskaya Nab. ballet Symphony Music Rachmaninov. Conductor concert saturday, april 19 Tel. 907 1917. 8 p.m. Giselle Conductor Boris Gruzin. Valery Gergiev. Mariinsky Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Symphony Music Bach, Bernstein. Sekret Pop rock. Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, Choreographers Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Conductor Robert Trevino. Shostakovich rock, etc. 6 Ligovsky Pr. Tel. 275 1300. 7 p.m. Marius Petipa. Mariinsky Theater Philharmonic, Main Hall Polina Gagarina Pop. A2, 3 Prospekt Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and sunday, april 20 Organ Recital Bach, Vivaldi. Christopher Medikov. Tel. 309 9922. 8 p.m. jazz & blues Emptiness A two-act ballet set to music by Herrick. Mariinsky Concert Hall Noize MC Hip-hop, alternative rock. Kvadrat Jazz Club Jam session. Jazz Bach. Choreographer Nacho Duato. ballet Vocal Music Bellini, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Aurora Concert Hall, St. Petersburg Hotel, Philharmonic Hall (Ellington Hall), 27 Mikhailovsky Theater Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s classic about the Bartok. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small 5/2 Pirogovskaya Nab. Tel. 907 1917. 7 p.m. Zagorodny Prospekt. Tel. 764 8565, 764 fate of a princess. Musical Comedy Theater, Hall Gorokhovaya Ulitsa. Tel. 983 7050. 3 p.m. 9843. 8 p.m. theater 13 Italianskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 7 p.m. Silvia Director Vyacheslav Tzupa. Conductor Arif Dadashev. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 opera Italianskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316 Cosi Fan Tutte Mozart’s opera about GIGS PREMIERE! Scarlet Sails A musical based on deception and hypocrisy. Director Walter le Alexander Grin’s novel. Music Hall Moli. Mariinsky Theater Pola Negri Based on the life of Hollywood sex La Boheme Puccini’s opera following the wednesday, april 16 symbol Pola Negri’s life. Director Janusz romances of a poet, a musician and a Jozefowicz. Lensoviet Theater, 8 p.m. philosopher. Director Yury Alexandrov. St. rock, etc. Petersburg Opera Loren Barrigar & Mark Mazengarb concert Acoustic guitar duo. Erarta, 2 29-ya Liniya, Piano Recital Schumann. Uki Ovaskainen. theater Vasilyevsky Ostrov. Tel: 324 08 09. 8 p.m. Mariinsky II, 6 p.m. The Lefty Director Alexander Isakov. Musical Dead by April Melodic metalcore. Lecture-concert Maya Pritsker. Mariinsky II, Comedy Theater, 13 Italianskaya Ul. Tel. 210 Kosmonavt, 24 Bronnitskaya Ulitsa. Tel. 922 4 p.m. 4316, 3 p.m. 1300. 8 p.m. Piano Recital Bach, Chopin, Liszt. Maria PREMIERE! Scarlet Sails Based on Alexander Blues Sobesednik / Altavista Rock. Gambaryan. Cappella, 7 p.m. Grin’s novel. Music Hall Manhattan, 90 Nab. Reki Fontanki. Tel. 713 Piano Recital Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Pola Negri Based on the life of Hollywood sex 1945. 8 p.m. others. Pavel Egorov. Shostakovich symbol Pola Negri’s life. Director Janusz Omnium Gatherum Melodic death metal, Philharmonic, Small Hall Jozefowicz. Lensoviet Theater, 8 p.m. progressive death metal. Mod, 7 Nab. Piano Recital Schubert. Liszt. Chopin. Kanala Griboyedova. Tel. 712 0734. 7 p.m. Yulianna Avdeeva. Mariinsky Concert Hall concert Chamber Music Bach, Handel, Schubert and Piano Recital Chopin, Tchaikovsky. Miroslav jazz & blues others. Cappella, 7.30 p.m. Kultyshev. Mariinsky Concert Hall, 3 p.m. Bill Saxton and Alexei Cheremizov Chamber Music Brahms, Mussorgsky. Trio Mainstream. JFC Jazz Club, 33 Alexander Kobrin. Mariinsky II, 5 p.m. Shpalernaya Ulitsa. Tel. 272 9850. 8 p.m. friday, april 18 Organ Recital Bach, Schmidt, Langle and Kenny G Smooth jazz, adult contemporary. others. Wolfgang Reisinger. Shostakovich Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, 6 Ligovsky Pr. Tel. ballet Philharmonic, Main Hall 275 1300. 7 p.m. Giselle Conductor Boris Gruzin. Choral Music Bach, Rachmaninov, The Duke Ellington Orchestra Big Choreographers Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Tchaikovsky, Palestrina. Conductor Valentina band jazz. Shostakovich Philharmonic, 2 Marius Petipa. Mariinsky Theater Kopylova-Panchenko. Shostakovich Mikhailovskaya Ulitsa. Tel. 312 9871. 7 p.m. Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Philharmonic, Small Hall, 7 p.m. Emptiness A two-act ballet set to music by Chamber Music Verdi, Glinka, Tchaikovsky Bach. Choreographer Nacho Duato. and others. Conductor Yelena Volkova. thursday, april 17 Mikhailovsky Theater Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Hall, 3 Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky’s classic p.m. rock, etc. St Petersburg singer-songwriter and piano player Nina Karlsson will based on the tale by Charles Perrault. Chamber Music Schubert, Nielsen, Mahler MC Xander Hip hop, reggae, dancehall. premiere her most recent album, ‘Chameleon,’ at More, 20 Malaya Choreographer Marius Petipa. Hermitage and others. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Aurora Concert Hall, St. Petersburg Hotel, Morskaya, on Saturday, Apr. 20. Theater Theater, Small Hall 5/2 Pirogovskaya Nab. Tel. 907 1917. 8 p.m. www.sptimes.ru LISTINGS Wednesday, April 16, 2014 ❖ 21

displayed in honor of the 100th anniversary of GALLERIES Vladimir Sterligov’s birth. Through Apr. 20 SCREENS Dates Without Numbers: VIK. Painting. ARTISTS UNION OF RUSSIA EXHIBITION Optical effects and color variations are combined NEW! Barcelona Summer Night CENTER to infer artistic freedom. Through Apr. 20 (Barcelona, nit d’estiu) (2013, Spain) 38 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul. Tel. 314 3060. 12 Parnik Art-Project. Kolaider: ARTem Dani de la Orden’s comedy starring Francesc p.m. to 7 p.m. —losed Monday. www.spb- Vetrov. Painting, installation. An exhibition of Colomer, Jan Cornet and Joan Dausa. uniart.ru the artist’s psychedelic and surrealist work. Angleterre (in Spanish and Catalan with 21st Century Polyrealism. Painting. For the Through Apr. 20 Russian subtitles), Dom Kino. work exhibited, a commitment to conventionality is necessary to present a real RACHMANINOV GARDEN NEW! Calvary (2014, Ireland-U.K.) John and recognizable world. Through Apr. 21 5 Kazanskaya Ul. Tel. 312 9558. Tuesday - Michael McDonagh’s black comedy starring The Unbearable Lightness of Painting: Saturday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. www. Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd and Kelly Stanislav Korolenko. Painting. St. fotorachmaninov.ru Reilly. Avrora, Dom Kino. Starts April 17. Petersburg is transposed into another Tracks of Lines: Oddvar Paulsen. dimension of expressive colors and hidden Photography. The Norwegian photographer’s NEW! Chinese Puzzle (Casse-tete truths. Through Apr. 21 work reflects on the illusion of silence. chinois) (2013, France) Cedric Klapisch’s Through May 3 comedy-drama starring Romain Duris, Audrey BOREY Tautou and Cecile De France. Angleterre (in 58 Liteiny Prospekt. M: Vladimirskaya, ROSPHOTO STATE CENTER OF French and English with Russian subtitles), Mayakovskaya. Tel. 275 3837. Tuesday - PHOTOGRAPHY Rodina, Velikan Park. Saturday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. www.borey.ru 35 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul. Tel. 314 6184. The Middle: Kirill Ivanov. Photography. A Daily 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. www.rosfoto.org NEW! Gloria (2013, Chile-Spain) Sebastian series of portraits by the Leningrad-born NEW! Origins: Yevgeny Kozyula. Lelio’s comedy-drama starring Paulina photographer. Through Apr. 26 Photography. A visual contemplation of Garcia, Sergio Hernandez and Diego humanity. Apr. 18 through June 8 Fontecilla. Dom Kino. Starts April 17. D-137 GALLERY A Woman’s Destiny: Dana Kindrova. 12 Zvenigorodskaya Ul., 3rd floor. M: Photography. Nearly 100 photos of different NEW! Only Lovers Left Alive (2013, U.K.- Pushkinskaya. Tel. +7 (981) 687 6051. European countries from the Czech Germany-France-Cyprus-U.S.) Jim Thursday through Saturday 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. photographer’s portfolio. Through Apr. 20 Jarmusch’s vampire film starring Tom Famed comic actor Anvar Libabov, who sat for 20 portrait photographers, is the www.d137.ru Cinema and Fashion: Alexander Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton and Mia subject of a fascinating exhibition at Erarta Museum opening Thursday, Apr. 17. My Art is Me: Georgy Guryanov. Painting. Vasilyev. Photography. Hollywood’s biggest Wasikowska. Angleterre (in English with The work of legendary Russian band Kino’s stars are captured through Vasilyev’s lens. Russian subtitles), Avrora, Jam Hall, Mirage recently deceased drummer is on display. Through Apr. 20 Cinema, Rodina, Velikan Park. Lera Gehner Original compositions. JFC VLADIMIR NABOKOV APARTMENT Through Apr. 27 Jazz Club, 33 Shpalernaya Ulitsa. Tel. 272 MUSEUM SPAS GALLERY Yves Saint Laurent (2014, France) Jalil 9850. 8 p.m. 47 Bolshaya Morskaya. Tel. 315 4713, 717 ERARTA MUSEUM A Letter to Myself: Viktor Norkin. Lespert’s biopic starring Pierre Niney, 4502. Daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (12 p.m. to 5 2, 29th Line, V.O. M: Vasileostrovskaya. Tel. Painting. Both text and color are used to Guillaume Gallienne and Charlotte Le Bon. p.m. on weekends). Closed Monday. www. 324 0809. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Closed Tuesday. express the artist’s vision. Through Apr. 26 Rodina. nabokovmuseum.org www.erarta.com MUSEUMS The Village is Like a Memory: Kirill NEW! I Come to You: Julia Snegova. Sokolov. Paintings, graphics. Life in Russian Painting. Reflections on modern society and ANNA AKHMATOVA MUSEUM AT THE villages in the 1960s and ‘70s is used as a humanity. Apr. 16 through Apr. 28 FOUNTAIN HOUSE lens to examine Soviet society. Through May 4 NEW! The Clown. Photography. More than 34 Fontanka River, entrance from 53 Liteiny 20 artists capture life through the eyes of Pr. M: Gostiny Dvor, Mayakovskaya. Tel. 272 POLITICAL HISTORY OF RUSSIA MUSEUM famed comic actor Anvar Libabov. Apr. 17 2211. Daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Monday; 2/4 Ulitsa Kuibysheva. 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