regional development of saint petersburg and leningradskaya oblast. artem filatov, radio baltika
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OF SAINT PETERSBURG
AND LENINGRADSKAYA
OBLAST
Artem Filatov,
Radio Baltika
Smart Metropolia, Gdansk, 23.10.2014
What is St. Petersburg area now?
http://denrus.ru/
0.55
1.562.16
6.89
Tallinn, Harju
county
Helsinki-Uusimaa Metropolitan
Stockholm
St. Petersburg and
oblast
Population of metropolitan areas, mln (2013)
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
10/23/2014
http://www.gks.ru/
Finland
Viborg
Estonia
Leningradskaya oblast
The region is neighboring the EU members (Finland, Estonia) as well as other Russian regions
How location influence the area?
• Estonia
• Finland
• Novgorodskaya
• Pskovskaya
• Vologodskaya
oblast
• Karelia
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
10/23/2014
BUT…
LOCATION
is NOT everything!
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
10/23/2014
Is St. Petersburg
the “window to Europe”
part of Europe?
OR
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
10/23/2014
What forms the landscape
Europe NOT Europe
www.spbtravel.ruwww.skyscrapercity.com
The palace of the Soviets at Moskovskaya square
(1936-1941)
Apartment house at Kamennoostrovskiy avenue
(1896-1900) Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
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Crisis of identityMain city symbols according to the citizens:
“Zenith” football club, 75% of participants say (Agency of Social information)
Other ideas:
Regional
development strategy
of Saint Petersburg
and Leningradskaya
oblast 10/23/2014
Concepts that influence
regional identity of Saint Petersburg
Soviet past (Leningrad)
Capital of the Russian empire
A “window to Europe”
Post-soviet identity (in the making)
Regional
development strategy
of Saint Petersburg
and Leningradskaya
oblast 10/23/2014
How regional government estimates it’s future
Crisis of identity
Strategy-2030 -
Development strategy
of St. Petersburg, issued in 2014*
*full doc : http://spbstrategy2030.ru/). Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
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Crisis of identity
• The city should be “the second capital of Russia and the most
comfortable city in the country”
• Another strategic goal is to become
“The leader of the Baltic sea region”
Strategy-2030: Good aims without clear instruments
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
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Crisis of identity
• Only joint projects with neighboring Leningradskaya oblast are
mentioned
• No certain plans about the integration in the Baltic region. Big projects -
Rail Baltika and Transport corridor between St.Petersburg and Nordic
countries – are not included in the Strategy
• EU cities like Tallinn, Helsinki and Riga are considered
only as touristic and transport destinations, but not as strategic partners.
What are “strategic omissions” in the document?
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
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The question of the decade:
to build or not to build?
Architectural identity
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
10/23/2014
396-meter tall skyscraper
Architectural identity
“Okhta-center”
designed by RMJM London in 2006
NOT BUILD
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
10/23/2014(с)Ohta-center.ru
Architectural identity
“Navereznaya Evropy” (European Embankment)
The multi-purpose project in the historical center of Saint Petersburg
The joint project by Eugeny Gerasimov and Sergey Tchoban was introduced in 2011
NOT realized because of Vladimir Putin’s initiative to move The Supreme court to
St. Petersburg from Moscow Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
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(с) “Eugeniy Gerasimov and Partners” and «NPS Tchoban Voss GbR» (с) “Eugeniy Gerasimov and Partners” and «NPS Tchoban Voss GbR»
Architectural identity
“Russians hope Mariinsky II will revive Saint Petersburg as cultural capital”
(The Guardian)
The 2nd Stage of Mariinsky theatre
The new building by “Diamond and Schmitt
Architects” was presented in 2013
First plans to built the new theater came to the
public in the late 1990th
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
10/23/2014(с) karpovka.net
(с) Diamond and Schmitt Architects
The summary
Lack of political will to realize new
ambitious projects in the
city
Local expert community unable to
change the strategy because
of “vertical”
administrative practices
Geographical position and
European potential
underestimated by the
administration
Those who stand for the European
choice for SPbdon’t have strong
political representation
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
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4 major factors don’t allow to build clear and strong regional strategy
Thank you!
And welcome to St.
Petersburg!
Regional development strategy of Saint
Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast
10/23/2014