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Response to threats, emergency on film set, comet over Peter and Paul Fortress: Petersburg October 12-13
Comet Zijinshan-ATLAS was photographed over the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg as it passed the closest point in Earth's orbit. In one of the photographs, the celestial body can be seen shining near the spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral. Residents of St. Petersburg will be able to observe the comet for the next two to three weeks.
In Nepal, the bodies of dead climbers cannot be removed from the mountains in the St. Petersburg and Arkhangelsk regions, a monument to Stalin will be erected in Vologda, and the Velikiye Luki meat processing plant is closing its retail stores in the north. The western region saw a sharp increase in exports. These and other news from the Northwestern Federal District are in the weekly review of Delovoy Peterburg.
Earlier this week, Roskomnadzor blocked the Discord messenger. This event turned out to be an unpleasant surprise for the professional IT community. Despite its reputation as a messenger for gamers, Discord has become a very popular means of communication for many companies, especially those with large teams scattered across several countries.
One of the main differences between the 21st century and previous centuries is the active introduction of information technologies into everyday life, as well as increased awareness of the environment. Delovoy Peterburg investigated why residents of the northern capital have lost interest in environmental issues.
The draft federal budget for 2025-2027 provides for the introduction of a new non-taxable fee for online advertising and an increase in the current fee rate for mobile operators. However, it is unclear from the text of the explanatory note from whom exactly the authorities intend to receive the money. Experts fear that the new fees will harm small businesses.
The former Subaru dealership in St. Petersburg has begun selling cars of the new brand. In particular, Chery cars belonging to the Elan Motors company are now operating in the center of Vyborgskoye Shosse, and on Savushkina Street there is a car service belonging to Avangard, which is positioned as a modern gas station.
New rules for keeping and walking dogs may appear in St. Petersburg by the end of 2024. At the same time, it is already clear that most of the measures under consideration are effective only if pets need to be registered. More detailed information can be found in the existing section "Topics of the Week".
Restaurants and delivery companies are doing everything they can to lower prices, but rising costs for raw materials and packaging could lead to higher prices for ready-made meals from restaurants and delivery companies. Experts interviewed by Delovoy Peterburg note that this will primarily affect Japanese cuisine.
One of the most famous entrepreneurs of the 1990s, Alexander Smolensky, founder and head of Stolichny Bank (later SBS-Agro), has died at the age of 71. He began his career in one of the first construction cooperatives in Moscow, and then founded a commercial bank.
Until February 2022, successful Russian entrepreneurs acquired not only real estate abroad, but also sports clubs, but after the sanctions, most domestic oligarchs left this business. Which of the participants in the Delovoy Peterburg study still continue to invest in foreign sports?