Conversing with singer Stas Piekha 78.ru to his grandmother Edita Piekha. He commented on the decision to confer the title of honorary citizen of St.
“We have been waiting for this for a very long time. I believe that it is just not fair – it would be fair to do this many years ago, ”said the artist’s granddaughter. Edita Piekha’s family supported the decision to make her an honorary citizen of St. Petersburg, since the singer has always been attached to the city.
Stas Piekha was also angry that the grandmother took the title only on the 15th attempt. “It’s weird that they didn’t, but thank god and thank you so much for finally giving it. This is the right thing, we are pleased, another thing is that we have been waiting for this for a long time”.
85-year-old People’s Artist of the USSR Edita Piekha selected Honorary citizen of St. Petersburg from the 15th attempt. The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg decided at a closed meeting on May 24 to grant honorary citizen status. The status of honorary citizen, in addition to Piekha, was received by the teacher of the blockade, the honored teacher of Leningrad, Nadezhda Strogonova.