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...Russians who had the same names as respected candidates in St. Petersburg's city-council elections were paid to run for office to split the vote for their namesakes. (Suggested co-star: Baby Spice...
...students report that at least half of the residents are athletes; in another, 14 of 15 on one floor are interested in concentrating in math or science. In one suite, all of the roommates are black; in another, three of six are from Miami, with one other from St. Petersburg...
...reputed to be in awe of Likhachev, a specialist in early Russian literature and a survivor of one of the worst of the early Soviet political prisons, where in previous centuries the Orthodox Church sent its dissidents. Soon after the call, Yeltsin announced he would travel to St. Petersburg, and during the ceremony Likhachev stood just behind the President...
Surviving members of the Romanov family--who had come from addresses as diverse as Paris; Oakland, Calif.; New South Wales; and East Sussex--kept a low profile. Those who spoke Russian did so in an archaic St. Petersburg accent that has all but disappeared. Some, such as the mayor of Palm Beach, Fla., Paul Ilinsky, never learned the language. They were restrained in their comments on Nicholas and made no claim to any stake in Russia's political future...
Many networks--as well as a site on the Web--offered Russians live coverage of the events. But life in St. Petersburg went on as usual. The center of the city is turning into a smaller version of Moscow, with Gucci shops and bodyguards, hotels with London prices and unofficial landmarks of the new order--like the spot on Nevsky Prospekt, the city's most famous shopping street, where a top government official was gunned down last year in a highly professional contract hit. As the funeral proceeded, city streets were busy, shops and offices were open as usual...