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A dilapidated mansion, the interior of which is familiar from Renata Litvinova's film, will be saved

In St. Petersburg, an investor was found for the restoration of the Brusnitsyn mansion with a garden and fence. Vasilyevsky IslandThe house was built in the mid-19th century by a merchant family across from their tannery. After the factory closed, the house stood abandoned, but some of the original interiors remained. They can be seen in Renata Litvinova's film "Rita's Last Fairy Tale" and the music video for the song "Magician" by the band "Korol i Shut."

The eclectic-style building next to Sevkabel will be converted into exhibitions, concerts, and a restaurant after renovation. It was leased for 25 years by the Moscow-based company "CRN Kontakt," which bind with Putin's entourage.

The garden and fence are municipal property, and the St. Petersburg administration previously leased them to another company, New City Investments Ltd. The company is currently in arrears on the lease. Kontakt intends to reclaim the garden through the courts and also improve it.

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