St. Petersburg--a cultural history / Solomon Volkov ; translated by Antonina W. Bouis.

Long considered to be the mad dream of an imperious autocrat - the "Venice of the North," conceived in a setting of malarial swamps - St. Petersburg was built in 1703 by Peter the Great as Russia's gateway to the West. For almost 300 years this splendid city has survived the most extr...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author:	Volkov, Solomon
Other title:	Saint Petersburg--a cultural history.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Free Press, c1995.
Subjects:	Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Civilization.