The Krupskaya Palace on Obukhovskaya Oborona Avenue in St. Petersburg will receive the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.
The Workers' Club of the Rabochy spinning and weaving factory is one of the first clubs created to promote the ideas of socialist revolution and equality, which were to become the center of cultural and educational work for the proletariat. The construction of the club began in 1927 according to the project of architect S. Ovsyannikov, the grand opening was timed to the 10th anniversary of the revolution. In 1963 the institution was transformed into the Palace of Culture. Since 1991 the building has housed a book fair.