A
march in protection of St.Petersburg has taken place today.
Over 3,000 people gathered at the square by the Yubileniy
sports complex. The square could not even contain all the
participants of the rally.
Well-known St.Petersburg citizens spoke at the rally: Mikhail
Amosov, one of the leaders fo the YABLOKO party, Alexei Devotshenko,
actor, Lev Luryie, historian, Olga Kurnosova, head of the
United Civil Front, Yury Mamin, film director, Alexander Kushner,
poet, deputies of the Legislative Assemebly Vladimir Dmitriyev
and Sergei Malkov (the CPRF), Oleg Nilov and Alexei Kovalyov
(Just Russia), Alexander Margolis, co-chair of St.Petersburg
VOOOPIK. Musicians Mikhail Borzikin and Mikhail Novitsky.
Collection of signatures under an appeal to the President
of Russia was conducted during the rally. Earlier the appeal
had been signed by renowned political and public figures.
Several thousand signatures were collected in total. However,
the collection of signatures will continue.
The key slogans of the march were “Let us preserve the heart
of Petersburg”, “Stop Gazprom-City” and “We defended Leningrad
during war and shall defend St.Petersburg”.
The key speakers were Chair of St.Petersburg YABLOKO Maxim
Reznik, Chair of the Civil Initiatives movement Eugeni Kozlov
and head of the League of Voters Tatyana Dorgunina.
The participants adopted a resolution supporting YABLOKO’s
initiative on dismissal of Governor Valentina Matviyenko and
bringing her to trial.
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