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St. Petersburg in poetry and photographs

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Majestic and mysterious, endowed with classical beauty and always youthful, romantic and alluring—yet cold, unwelcoming, and indifferent to human joys and sorrows—all this is St. Petersburg, revealing its soul and secrets only to those truly in love. In the poetic tradition, the northern capital and most European city of Russia is not only the setting for historical events and human dramas, but also a full-fledged character, appearing in a variety of guises.

This collection includes poems by Russian poets of the 19th and 20th centuries—A.S. Pushkin, N.A. Nekrasov, A.A. Blok, O.E. Mandelstam, N.S. Gumilyov, A.A. Akhmatova, and many others. Their works, brought together, allow us to trace how the perception of St. Petersburg changed from the "Golden Age" to the "Silver Age" and how the St. Petersburg theme developed in poetry.

The publication is illustrated with photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries: it includes approximately 100 rare images, including archival ones. The book makes a wonderful gift for anyone who wants to experience the atmosphere of St. Petersburg bygone days and take a fascinating stroll through its streets, embankments, and gardens.
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