Don't give up! The Bergholz School won't be torn down yet, and residents of Karelian villages can once again access Konchozero.
Sometimes solving even the smallest problems requires incredible effort in battling bureaucracy or other obstacles. But people don't give up.NotMoscow" tells about these small but important victories.
👍St. Petersburg urban preservationists, including residents of besieged Leningrad and airborne veterans, have secured a temporary ban on the demolition of the school where the Soviet poetess studied Olga BerggoltsIn 1941, the Volodarsky District People's Militia Division was formed at the school. Its soldiers, at the cost of their lives, held back the Nazi advance on Leningrad in the Moloskovitsy tank battle.
St. Petersburg authorities intend to demolish a school due to bridge construction, even though the building doesn't interfere with the construction. The first courts sided with the authorities. A second appellate court suspended The building's demolition. Heritage activists believe the building has immense historical value and are seeking to have its status as a landmark secured.
👍Another victory for the city's preservationists, now from YakutskThe authorities will have to move A public toilet that was installed illegally—in a protected area of a cultural heritage site. The house in question was the home of a fighter for Soviet power in Yakutia. Maxim AmmosovThe local branch of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (VOOPIiK) pointed out the violation. The authorities acknowledged the violation.
👍In Karelia the company "Aviaretro", which owns the tourist center and the site shores of Konchozero, blocked access to water with a fence. Residents of the settlements Prionezhsky district They were outraged and filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office. The supervisory agency appealed to the court. The court sided with the residents: the fence had to be removed and open access to water for everyone.
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Photo: Historical archive, Karelia Prosecutor's Office
