Candidature of Irada Vovnenko, appointed Acting Director of the Museum "St. Isaac's Cathedral", decided to change. A man will become a new leader, Fontanka reports with reference to a source on Friday, June 2. According to the information of the portal, the instruction to urgently replace Vovnenko as head of St. Isaac's was given by the Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko. "According to the leaders of Smolny, such an object can only be managed by a man," said a source working in the city government. It is noted that the administration of the Governor of St. Petersburg will notify the new appointment in a few days. The fact that Vovnenko took over the post of acting head of the museum, it became known on May 31. Vovnenko is a member of the Writers' Union of Russia and the author of several erotic novels. The Village published a selection of fragments from her books. In April, the People's Artist of Russia Nikolai Burov, who worked as director of Isaakia since 2008, announced his resignation. He explained that he did not want to "be dismissed in his old age". According to him, "this is not a flight from the ship, but a deliberate normal withdrawal". In January, the St. Petersburg authorities agreed to transfer St. Isaac's Cathedral to the gratuitous use of the Russian Orthodox Church for 49 years. The decision caused discontent and protests of some of the citizens. St. Isaac's Cathedral - the largest Orthodox Cathedral of St. Petersburg. Built in 1819. For today has the status of a museum.

Original article: The media learned about the order of the governor of St. Petersburg to replace Isaac's head of a man.