St. Petersburg is changing more rapidly than ever. Something is being demolished, something is being rebuilt. Some changes cause heated debate, while others pass unnoticed by the townspeople. It’s not just buildings that are disappearing from the face of the city—symbols of an era and a generation. Cafe “Saigon”, Literary House, glass shop on Nevsky, 18, Rogov’s house... You can’t list everything. What has our beautiful city lost? Masterpieces of architecture? Unique picturesque silhouettes? Or that special, purely St. Petersburg, Leningrad culture? A new book by Inna Soboleva about how the city of Petra has changed throughout its history. About what St. Petersburg was and what it will never be again.