The photo above shows a new shiny Gazprom symbol (natural gas flame) on top of a prominent building on Nevsky Avenue -- instead of the variation on ads for Pepsi that had been there since 1990 at least (I'll add old pictures of that soon). Gazprom, virtually synonymous with Moscow--Russia--Russian power, also wants to construct a business center just east of the historic downtown here, complete with a 300-meter tall skyscraper -- a plan that has locals in a frenzy, because that height would spoil the local skyline and the historical architectural tradition. (It's also unclear that the local geology would support the weight.)
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