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St. Petersburg: Madness, Murder, and Art on the Banks of the Neva
By Miles, Jonathan
- ISBN
- 9781681776767 9781681777160
- Publisher
- Pegasus
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Starred Review on March 1, 2018 | Social Sciences
Miles (The Nine Lives of Otto Katz) writes a fascinating and rich history of the founding of St. Petersburg/Leningrad, beginning with 26-year-old Tsar Peter (Peter the Great) visiting the great cities of Europe, disguised as a workman, ready to learn shipbuilding and navigation from the "ground up." What Peter sees and learns in London, Amsterdam, and other places, he brings back to a Russia tied to tradition. It is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
