In St. Petersburg, city council members and officials participated in the charity performance "Hotel Astoria," which took place on September 8 and 9 at the Baltic House Theater. The production tells the story of those who chose to remain in Leningrad during the siege of 1941.

В Petersburg City council members and officials took part in the charity performance "Hotel Astoria," which took place on September 8 and 9 at the Baltic House Theatre. The production tells the story of people who decided to remain in the siege. Leningrad in 1941 year.

"On stage, I became an NKVD major. A strong and uncompromising figure. You could say I was doing what I loved: identifying enemies of the people and bringing them to justice." wrote in his Telegram channel, the propagandist and deputy Alexander Malkevich.

According to him, he was initially offered the role of war correspondent, but the deputy declined. Among the participants: a United Russia deputy Konstantin Chebykin, who played the transport inspector, and his colleague Vera Sergeeva — Aunt Dusya, a resident of the besieged city. Head of the St. Petersburg Department for the Development of Horticulture and Vegetable Gardening Andrey Lyakh transformed into war correspondent Troyan. The performance is billed as a charity event, writes edition Rotunda: All proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the construction of the Church of St. Nina, Equal to the Apostles, in St. Petersburg, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the city's complete liberation from the Nazi siege. the official website The church's board of trustees has been announced. It includes the head of the Investigative Committee. Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of the city electoral commission Maxim Meiksin, head Frunzensky District Konstantin Serov and a State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov. Photo: TG-channel Media Malkevich