Russia, protests against the demolition of the Peterburgski sports and concert complex in St. Petersburg

Feb 2, 2020

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ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: A demonstrator holds a sign with a message reading Music in stone never falls silent during a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre. Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA6E
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: A demonstrator holds a sign with a message reading What are we going to leave behind? A ghetto in concrete jungle? during a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre. Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA6A
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: A demonstrator holds a sign with a message reading Those who destroyed it should restore it at their own expense! during a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre. Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA69
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: A demonstrator holds a sign with a message reading No to Fascist Urban Planning! during a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre. Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA68
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: The message on the fence reads Punish the barbarians and murderers! during a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre. Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA65
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: A demonstrator holds a sign with a message reading The destruction of SKK is a city planning crime! Keep the garden! during a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre. Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA63
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: A demonstrator holds a sign with a message reading No to Fascist Urban Planning! as he addresses a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre. Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA62
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: A demonstrator holds a sign with a message reading Only the people can decide what should be built and what should be destroyed! during a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre. Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA5F
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: Demonstrators attend a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre; the message on the sign reads: Stop destroying my city . Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA5D
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 2, 2020: Demonstrators attend a protest against the ongoing dismantling of St Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (also known as SKK); the protesters demanded that the building be restored and called for an investigation in connection with the death of a worker who died 31 January 2020 in a roof collapse at the site of the sports centre; the message on the sign reads: Let s restore the SKK - it is our pride, memory, a connection between generations, a world heritage site . Roman Pimenov TASS TS0CCA5C

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