Scandal in Yaroslavl as Beautification Damages Ancient RampartsA scandal has erupted in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Region, after activists reported that ancient defensive ramparts were damaged during city center beautification works near the Transfiguration Cathedral.
Tyumen Authorities Have No Funds for DK Stroitel RenovationThe reconstruction of the DK Stroitel culture palace in Tyumen, which requires about 2 billion rubles (around $22 million at current rates), has been postponed again due to a lack of funding in the regional budget.
New PSB Office Opens in Historic Center of YaroslavlWith the opening of a new PSB office in Yaroslavl's historic center, public sector employees now have convenient access to banking services near their workplaces.
St. Petersburg Has No Approved Khrushchyovka Redevelopment SitesVice Governor Nikolai Linchenko stated that St. Petersburg's land use regulations lack any approved sites for the comprehensive redevelopment of residential areas. He made this announcement during a TASS press conference on January 20.
Court sentences St. Petersburg schoolgirlAn eighth-grader from St. Petersburg was sentenced to four years in a colony for posting photos of terrorism suspects in school with the caption 'Hero of Russia'.
Smolny Reveals Plans for Orange Metro Line ExtensionDesign work for the extension of the orange metro line towards 'Morskoy Fasad' is planned to start in 2027-2028, but extension in the opposite direction requires federal funding.
Concrete Blocks Suddenly Block Parking at Yekaterinburg ComplexResidents of several large residential complexes in Yekaterinburg are without parking after a dispute between the developer and a company led to the lot being abruptly sealed off with concrete blocks.