The good thing about the teaching job is long holidays. But all good things should end. I am back here in petersburg and the new academic year starts. It is cold and rainy here and a lot of historical buildings are destroyed - modern retail centers and offices taking their place. Also, they tend to build a high rise concrete monster in every little ( Read more... )

This might be interesting if they keep up. Street University. Lectures, performances, seminars for all just on the street bench. The idea appeared when the European University considered to be a liberal institution with an international team of professors and post-grad students was closed down here on a funny pretext and then re-opened on ( Read more... )

Tonight all the comrades arrested yesterday for taking part in the anti-fascist march were released, the court hearings will take place later. Many thanks to all those who worried, who supported, who helped. The struggle will go on!

Anti-fascist march in Petersburg http://piter.indymedia.ru/node/4444

DECLARATION OF ST. PETERSBURG ANTIFASCIST RESISTANCE GROUP ON ATTACK ON PARTICIPANTS OF A PICKET AGAINST KOSOVO RECOGNITION ( Read more... )

It is a shame how indifferent people are here. A person was killed by a fascist gang on his way to an antifascist punk concert in moscow and nobody seems to care really. people just feel it does not concern them. Students at the university where I work either don't even know or feel it is something you can't do anything about ( Read more... )

At nights like this I hear someone cry ( Read more... )