The book by the famous writer and collector of St. Petersburg folklore N. A. Sindalovsky is a revised and significantly expanded reissue of his “History of St. Petersburg in Traditions and Legends,” published by the Norint publishing house in 1997. Suffice it to say that the first edition included about 900 legends, stories, tales and anecdotes, and in this book there are more than one and a half thousand of them. The history of St. Petersburg from the times of Peter the Great to the present day, captured in city folklore, will allow readers to take a fresh look at historical facts and see famous people in an unexpected light. The book is intended for a wide range of readers interested in the history and culture of St. Petersburg.