St. Petersburg, the hometown of both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, has turned into a battleground ever since a positive decision was made on the construction of the Okhta Center. The 396-meter-tall skyscraper, to be owned by Gazprom, has divided the Russian society in two: opponents of the project plan to organize protests while its supporters point to the potential benefits that the new business center could bring.
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