The Results
The St. Petersburg Times
Issue #1536 (98), Friday, December 18, 2009
Pamphlet Seized
ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) - The entire print run of a pamphlet analyzing the performance of St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko since she took office in 2003 was seized in the city this week.
Called “Valentina Matviyenko. The Results,” the report was written by Olga Kurnosova, the local leader of Garry Kasparov’s United Civil Front (OGF) and a coordinator of the Solidarity democratic movement.
Speaking on Thursday, Kurnosova said the car in which the pamphlets were being transported to St. Petersburg was stopped by plainclothes officers, who seized 10,000 copies at 6 a.m. on Monday.
Following “Yury Luzhkov. The Results,” a report written by Solidarity co-leader Boris Nemtsov about the Moscow mayor in September, Kurnosova’s work was critical of Matviyenko’s activities and was intended for free distribution near metro stations.
“In my view, the results are quite sad - that applies to every sphere of the life in the city, from the destruction of its architectural appearance to the public transport situation and social sphere. There are a lot of figures in the report,” Kurnosova said.
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Issue #1536 (98), Friday, December 18, 2009
Pamphlet Seized
ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) - The entire print run of a pamphlet analyzing the performance of St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko since she took office in 2003 was seized in the city this week.
Called “Valentina Matviyenko. The Results,” the report was written by Olga Kurnosova, the local leader of Garry Kasparov’s United Civil Front (OGF) and a coordinator of the Solidarity democratic movement.
Speaking on Thursday, Kurnosova said the car in which the pamphlets were being transported to St. Petersburg was stopped by plainclothes officers, who seized 10,000 copies at 6 a.m. on Monday.
Following “Yury Luzhkov. The Results,” a report written by Solidarity co-leader Boris Nemtsov about the Moscow mayor in September, Kurnosova’s work was critical of Matviyenko’s activities and was intended for free distribution near metro stations.
“In my view, the results are quite sad - that applies to every sphere of the life in the city, from the destruction of its architectural appearance to the public transport situation and social sphere. There are a lot of figures in the report,” Kurnosova said.
http://sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=30561