Behind the Facade: 25 Letters about St. Petersburg and Its Residents
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Behind the Facade: 25 Letters about St. Petersburg and Its Residents
14.99 €
11.99 €
A special pocket edition of the bestseller "Behind the Facade: 25 Letters about St. Petersburg and Its Residents". Your personal guide to the secrets of the northern capital!
The authors of the book, young St. Petersburg local historians Alexey Shishkin and Elya Novopashennaya, selected the most vivid and interesting stories of St. Petersburg buildings. After reading this book, you will not only "walk" around the northern capital, but also look at it from a completely different angle.
You will be able to:
- find out where the local anarchist estate was located;
- "visit" the place where "Travels from St. Petersburg to Moscow" were first published;
- look at Kuindzhi's house, where the artist himself never lived.
"Behind the Facade: 25 Letters about St. Petersburg and Its Residents" will be a wonderful gift for someone interested in local history. This publication will not leave indifferent both the native residents of the city and those who, having seen St. Petersburg once, fell in love with it forever.
On the pages of the book, Leo Tolstoy and Joseph Stalin, general's luxury and communal apartments, a criminal past and an atmospheric present coexist. The authors of "Behind the Facade..." suggest following in the footsteps of famous and almost forgotten heroes and learning a lot about the city and its citizens. And the convenient format will allow you to take the book with you on a walk and arrange an unforgettable excursion along the streets of St. Petersburg.
The authors of the book, young St. Petersburg local historians Alexey Shishkin and Elya Novopashennaya, selected the most vivid and interesting stories of St. Petersburg buildings. After reading this book, you will not only "walk" around the northern capital, but also look at it from a completely different angle.
You will be able to:
- find out where the local anarchist estate was located;
- "visit" the place where "Travels from St. Petersburg to Moscow" were first published;
- look at Kuindzhi's house, where the artist himself never lived.
"Behind the Facade: 25 Letters about St. Petersburg and Its Residents" will be a wonderful gift for someone interested in local history. This publication will not leave indifferent both the native residents of the city and those who, having seen St. Petersburg once, fell in love with it forever.
On the pages of the book, Leo Tolstoy and Joseph Stalin, general's luxury and communal apartments, a criminal past and an atmospheric present coexist. The authors of "Behind the Facade..." suggest following in the footsteps of famous and almost forgotten heroes and learning a lot about the city and its citizens. And the convenient format will allow you to take the book with you on a walk and arrange an unforgettable excursion along the streets of St. Petersburg.
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