no, there will be no multiplayer.
Quote (my own translation):
"10. Will there be multiplayer?"
"No, unfortunately we do not plan to implement multiplayer. The game is being created exclusively for single player"
Source:
http://forum.gameland.ru/m_844479/mpage_2/tm.htm
(if you can read Russian)
it is also discussed here:
http://forums.games.1c.ru/?type=thread&msgid=1865861
Oleg