Tuesday 20 October 2009

GAZPROM, RMJM Okhta Tower, St Petersburg World Heritage Site: more sad news


The bulldozers have been at work in St Petersburg  doing, it seems, some 'archaeological investigation' :

http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/the-bulldozer-exhibition-saint-petersburg/


This is no longer a metaphor. What which was awaited for, feared but not believed finally happened - the bulldozers of Gazprom assaulted the ruins of Nyenskans (XVII century) and Landskrona (1300) fortresses. They broke into one of the bastions, leaving a 50 square meters pit where an 1.6 meter ancient earthen wall stood. A hole large enough for an armored regiment to break in. A part of Landskrona moat was destroyed as well.

This is our first unrecoverable loss.



http://www.indymedia.org/en/2009/10/930144.shtml


For now, the bulldozers are stopped. The only assistance we need is spreading of information. But we need it a lot - this can repeat at any time.

Please, please look at this, please, please let the world know what is being destroyed

http://vveshka.livejournal.com/25762.html

For past posts please do a site search via the search link in the right column 'Gazprom'.

Also please read this, sent to me by the Editor. It's a very full account of what is happening, and why it shouldn't be.


http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/saint-petersburg-versus-gazputinburg/

Previously


http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/the-end-of-saint-petersburg-or-the-beauties-of-kettling/


Nem

Another blog on the subject http://meganinpiter.blogspot.com/ Urban activism in St Petersburg



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