In St. Petersburg, the Legislative Assembly has halved the number of Hyde Parks for rallies. In St. Petersburg, the Legislative Assembly adopted in the third reading a bill according to which the official list of places for public events will be cut in half - from eight to four, the newspaper noted. The discounts included Lenin Square, Nikolai Lviv Square, Pionersky Park and the January Ninth Garden. Spokesman Alexander Belsky previously told reporters that only guide parks would remain in Udelny, Polyastrovsky, Yuzhno-Primorsky and Ekteringof Parks. The member of United Russia, Denis Chetyrbok, explained the decision by changing the requirements to "security" and the "high cost of street events". 49 delegates present voted in favor, and the document was sent to the governor for signature. The amendments will also reduce the mandatory minimum of sites from four to two. The bill was submitted on October 19 by members of United Russia Denis Chetyrbok, Konstantin Chebikin and Vosvolod Belikov, and was accepted in the first reading on October 21. In the meantime, a draft decision appeared on Hyde Park's equipment on the Smolny site: podiums, electricity connection points, at least four toilets for 500 people and metal detectors. * - Recognized by the Russian authorities as a foreign agent.

In St. Petersburg, the Legislative Assembly has halved the number of Hyde Parks for rallies. In St. Petersburg, the Legislative Assembly adopted in the third reading a bill according to which the official list of places for public events will be cut in half - from eight to four, the newspaper noted. The discounts included Lenin Square, Nikolai Lviv Square, Pionersky Park and the January Ninth Garden. Spokesman Alexander Belsky previously told reporters that only guide parks would remain in Udelny, Polyastrovsky, Yuzhno-Primorsky and Ekteringof Parks. The member of United Russia, Denis Chetyrbok, explained the decision by changing the requirements to "security" and the "high cost of street events". 49 delegates present voted in favor, and the document was sent to the governor for signature. The amendments will also reduce the mandatory minimum of sites from four to two. The bill was submitted on October 19 by members of United Russia Denis Chetyrbok, Konstantin Chebikin and Vosvolod Belikov, and was accepted in the first reading on October 21. In the meantime, a draft decision appeared on Hyde Park's equipment on the Smolny site: podiums, electricity connection points, at least four toilets for 500 people and metal detectors. * - Recognized by the Russian authorities as a foreign agent.