NO. 44 (1836) САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ-ТАЙМС WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 WWW.SPTIMES.RU SERGEY VDOVIN / MUSEUM12345.RU VDOVIN SERGEY A girl skips down a flight of steps in the Academy of Arts Museum. The city’s museums are hosting “Children Days in St. Petersburg,” an educational project that gives local BRAINY DAYS kids an intellectually stimulating activity utilizing St. Petersburg’s numerous cultural institutions, during the week-long autumn break for Russia’s students. See story, page 8. LOCAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS Police Reopen Medicine Ban ARTS & CULTURE St. Isaac’s Case Hell is Other Musicians Activists report that police have started a new A Russian rock legend investigation into the 2012 criticizes pro-Kremlin protests on the iconic Concern grows over the performers. Page 9. cathedral’s square. Page 2. potential new law. Page 4. News www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, November 5, 2014 ❖ 2 Police Resume Investigation of St. Isaac’s Case By Sergey Chernov test], who stood next to you, what did THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES you see and did you see how the vehi- Police investigators have resumed what cle was set on fire?’” Idrisov said. the media called the St. Isaac’s Case — an A total of 500 people were detained investigation into the protests on St. Isaac’s on St. Isaac’s Square on Mar. 5, 2012, Square, which took place two and half Idrisov said. About 350 were delivered years earlier, human rights activists said. to a number of police stations while the They warn that the case could lead to a rest were released from the vehicles. political repression similar to the Bolot- A total of 250 were charged with vio- naya Case in Moscow, where a number of lating the rules of holding public assem- protesters were imprisoned and sentenced blies and failing to follow a police offi- to prison terms over alleged mass riots. cer’s orders. Approximately half of Hundreds were detained on Mar. 5, them were later fined by the court, 2012, when several thousand took to while cases against the other half were the street to protest the way the 2012 closed, he said. presidential election was held. Apart According to Idrisov, the investiga- from concerned citizens, an estimated tors are working with the 350 people 4,000 protesters included activists be- who were taken to police stations, and longing to many political groups, from thus have their details recorded. left-wing to liberal to nationalist. He said the case had been closed Although the City Electoral Com- due to the lack of suspects and recently mittee said that Vladimir Putin re- reopened. According to Idrisov, the in- ceived 58.77 percent of votes in St. Pe- vestigation is supervised by the St. Pe- tersburg, observers and opposition ac- tersburg city prosecutor’s office. tivists believed that his real result was “Two people were detained as sus- no higher than 40 percent. pects [in 2012], but were later released, Apart from the fact that no real op- SPT / FOR CHERNOV SERGEY because they had an alibi and obviously position candidate was allowed to par- OMON riot police on St. Isaac’s Square on Mar. 5 2012, where around 4,000 people came to protest against electoral fraud. did not do it,” he said. ticipate in the election, the observers Idrisov said that the case can be used described the Mar. 4, 2012, voting as a Molotov cocktail at a police vehicle In the report, the police said that summoned people went to the investiga- to put pressure on the opposition. “special op,” citing fake polling stations parked on the square. It ignited near the criminal cases of criminal misconduct tor with lawyer Sergei Kotsyuk. “This is the only unauthorized mass that turned in figures of more than 90 vehicle but was quickly put out by the were opened following the alleged inci- The person, whose name was not protest in St. Petersburg which can be percent for Putin and observers with OMON officers, causing no damage. Ac- dents, and a special group of experi- revealed, had a vague memory of the used for harassing opposition activists, fake IDs, among other violations. cording to the police report, the incident enced investigators and police detec- events. According to Idrisov, he was because effectively every activist be- Protesters came to St. Isaac’s Square took place at around 9 p.m., i.e. after tives was formed, but no further reports detained at the rally and spent the rest longing to a wide range of political the following evening, where a large most detentions had already been made. about the investigation were released. of the day in a police vehicle, and then movements was there,” he said. group of police was gathered. Although The same report claimed that two People were first summoned as wit- at Police Station No. 2, where 27 other “The fact that fire was set to an the rally was peaceful, the OMON riot Molotov cocktails were also thrown near nesses on Oct. 8, according to the De- detainees were held. Two other people OMON vehicle is sufficient to qualify police started to surround groups of the Grand Choral Synagogue on Ler- tainee Support Group. Those questioned were reportedly summoned for ques- the protest as mass riots.” people and take them to police vehicles montovsky Prospekt, at a considerable were people who were detained in the tioning the same day. According to Idrisov, some of people without giving a reason. distance from the site of the protests, at square during the protests in 2012, hu- Speaking to The St. Petersburg summoned to the investigators have On Mar. 6, 2012, the police reported about 10:10 p.m. that evening, but no man rights activist Dinar Idrisov reported Times on Tuesday, Idrisov said that moved from St. Petersburg since then. that an unknown man allegedly threw a damage was inflicted there either. on Oct. 10. According to him, one of the people continued to be questioned, but A police spokesman was not avail- no well-known opposition leaders had able at the time the paper went to РЕКЛАМА yet been summoned. press, but he confirmed earlier to sev- “They are being asked, ‘Where did eral media outlets that the case was you stand, how did you find yourself being investigated, although he de- there, why did you come [to the pro- clined to give any details. ALL ABOUT TOWN Wednesday, Nov. 5 be in French with Russian subtitles. Listen to Alexei Orelovich, a St. Pe- See the theater’s website for a full list tersburg-based pianist and com- of films. poser, during his free concert at the British Book Center this evening. Sunday, Nov. 9 The show starts at 7 p.m. Russia’s largest real estate exhibi- tion, Real Estate Fair November Thursday, Nov. 6 2014, which is being hosted by Len- AmCham welcomes LenEnergo expo convention center on general director Andrey V. Soro- Vasilievsky Island, concludes today. chinsky to their office in the New St. Starting on Nov. 7, over 400 compa- Isaac Office Center on Ulitsa nies will be on hand to offer the lat- Yakubovicha during this morning’s est opportunities available for those meeting focusing on the topic of tar- looking for their next home. iff regulation for electricity in St. Pe- Travel around the world without tersburg from 2014 to 2019. Register leaving the city limits during 1235 for the event by emailing all@spb. Travel Movie Festival. The films amcham.ru or calling 448 1646. cover 12 different countries and, as Labor Market trends in 2014 are the name of the film festival sug- looked at in detail at SPIBA’s round gests, the combined footage lasts table discussion on the topic in the exactly 1,235 minutes. Information Mertens House Business Center on about the event, which began on Nevsky Prospekt. Register for the Oct. 29 and ends this evening, can event by Nov. 5 if you wish to attend be found on the event’s Vkontakte by emailing [email protected] or call- page. ing 325 9091. Monday, Nov. 10 Friday, Nov. 7 The Coffee Museum celebrates Learn more about waste disposal in their birthday with a weeklong cel- St. Petersburg at the meeting this ebration of all things java starting morning in SPIBA’s office in the today. To kick off the week, the mu- Mertens House Business Center ti- seum welcomes all to a coffee tast- tled “Discussion of the Situation in ing session with actor Sergei Mig- the Field of Waste Disposal.” The itsko, the lead actor of the Lenso- purpose of the meeting is to analyze viet Theater, at 7 p.m. this evening. the situation and brainstorm alterna- tives and solutions. Register by Nov. Tuesday, Nov. 11 6 for the event by emailing office@ Treat your taste buds at Peterfood spiba.ru or calling 3259091. 2014, a three-day convention begin- ning today at Lenexpo. Customers Saturday, Nov. 8 will get the chance to buy everything Today kicks off the Week of French from meat and dairy products to di- Cinema at the Aurora Theater on etary products, baked bread and 16+ Nevsky Prospekt. All the films will various herbs and spices. The St. Petersburg Times | www.sptimes.ru NEWS Wednesday, November 5, 2014 ❖ 3 SKA End Pink October Raises Cancer Awareness By Irina Titova Skid with THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES Up to 94 percent of women suffering from breast cancer can be saved if the Close Win illness is diagnosed in the early stages, doctors say. By Nathan Proctor However, on average only 40 per- THE ST.