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NO. 10 (1802) САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ-ТАЙМС WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 WWW.SPTIMES.RU SERGEY CHERNOV / SPT CHERNOV SERGEY Approximately 600 Petersburgers gathered in front of Kazan Cathedral on Mar. 15 for a peaceful protest ahead of the Crimean referendum last Sunday. One protester read NEWSPEAK aloud from George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ to raise awareness of what many are calling a coordinated media war to justify Russia’s military intervention. See story, pg. 2. BUSINESS LOCAL NEWS Mom-and-Pop Zenit Head Fired ARTS & CULTURE Businesses Northern Lights, Face Challenge Camera, Action Over Succession Swedish film festival brings the Family-owned and operated country’s greatest new films to businesses struggle to Manager given the boot for Petersburg . Page 10. preserve legacy. Page 7. team’s poor form. Page 3. LocalNews www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, March 19, 2014 ❖ 2 Demonstrations Continue Over Ukraine By Sergey Chernov dera followers’ and ‘fascists,’” Vish- THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES nevsky added. The police allowed a protest against “Meanwhile, it becomes clear, bit by Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine bit, that those who accuse the Ukraini- on Mar. 15 despite City Hall’s refusal to ans of fascism and start riots in Ukraine authorize the gathering. Held near the are themselves fascists, if Russian. They Kazan Cathedral on the eve of the are members of fascist organizations Crimean referendum on joining Russia, and pose in photographs next to swasti- the protest drew between 500 and 600 kas or in SS uniforms. These people, people. who constantly incite hatred toward Unlike an unauthorized rally on St.
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