NO. 32 (1670)
САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ-ТАЙМС
W W W. S P T I M E S. RU
W E DNE SDAY, AU GU ST 17, 2011
FOR SPT
Street Art
Graffiti artist Zhenya Pacer paints an advertisement board in central St. Petersburg in preparation for this week’s International Graffiti Art Forum, otherwise known as GraFFFest. The festival will culminate in short films and artwork being projected onto Palace Bridge. See article, page 15.
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
TRAVEL
Flood Fears Laid to Rest
Could Lenfilm Be Privatized?
Seaside Stories
After years of construction, the St. Petersburg dam is completed. Page 3
Sistema Corp. tipped to buy city’s struggling film studio. Page 2
Tallinn invites visitors to rediscover the city’s long neglected seashore. Pages 6-7.