“We're in favor of school, but not instead of our park.” Residents of Saratov are trying to defend a park area set aside for construction

Hundreds of Saratov residents oppose the construction of a school for 1,100 children on the site of the Territory of Childhood Park in the Leninsky District of the city. Saratov residents do not deny that a school is necessary, but they are sure that the construction site can be moved to another location, and the park can be recognized as a cultural heritage site. Local authorities, on the contrary, claim that the park is the only site suitable …