The publication of the novel by A. Bely, a writer who aroused the wary and disapproving attitude of the authorities, in the “Literary Monuments” series was delayed for many years. An indispensable condition was the preliminary publication of the novel by the publishing house "Khudozhestvennaya Literatura" with an introductory article by A.S. Myasnikov. This authorized edition, which was also significantly delayed and based on the one-third Berlin edition of 1922, shortened by one third, appeared in 1978. The abbreviated Berlin edition of “Petersburg” - a monument of a different historical time - is more connected with the style and character of A. Bely’s work of 1920 s, rather than with his quests of the pre-revolutionary decade, when the idea of the work was hatched. Based on these considerations, the editorial board of "Literary monuments" considered it expedient to republish not an abbreviated, but the full text of the novel "Petersburg" in its original printed edition of 1913-1914. CONTENTS: From the editor (D.S. Likhachev) (5). PETERSBURG Prologue (9). Chapter one, in which tells about one worthy person, her mental games and the ephemerality of existence (11). Chapter two, which tells about a certain date fraught with consequences (57). Chapter three, which describes how Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov gets into trouble with his idea (106 ).Chapter four, in which the narrative line breaks (142).Chapter five, in which the story is told about a gentleman with a wart on his nose and about a sardine of terrible content (202).Chapter six, in which the incidents of a gray day are told (241).Chapter seven , or: incidents of a gray day still ongoing (312).Chapter eight, and the last (387).Epilogue (417).ADDITIONSBook (“Nekrasov”) edition of the first two chapters of the novel “Petersburg” (420).Text removed by A. Bely from the typeset manuscript of the novel ( 495).Preface to the story “Silver Dove” (1910) (497).Preface to the book “Excerpts from the novel “Petersburg” (1912) (498).Preface to the novel “Petersburg” (1928) (498).From book A .Bely “At the pass. II. Crisis of Thought" (1918) (500). From the diary entries "On materials about Blok" (1921) (501). From the "Diary of a Writer" by A. Bely (502). From the memoirs of A. Bely "The Beginning of the Century" ("Berlinskaya edition" 1922-1923) (504). From "Memoirs" of A. Bely (vol. III, part II. "Moscow Egypt") (505). From letters of A. Bely to M.K. Morozova (511). E .K.Medtner (512).Ivanov-Razumnik (516).Mother (A.D.Bugaeva) (522). APPENDICES Creative history and historical and literary significance of A. Bely’s novel “Petersburg” (L.K. Dolgopolov) (525). From “Symphonies” to “Silver Dove” and the idea of the trilogy (525). From “Silver Dove” to “Petersburg” (546). Main editions of the novel (569). Literary and historical sources of “Petersburg” (584). Principles and techniques of depicting the city (604). Textological principles of the publication (L.K. Dolgopolov) (624). Notes (S.S. Grechishkin, L.K. Dolgopoloye, A.V. Lavrov) (641).List of illustrations (696).List of abbreviations (697).LIST of ILLUSTRATIONS:Andrey Bely. Photo. Brussels, 1912. IRLI Museum (p. 4-5). “Petersburg”. Title page of the first separate edition of the novel (p. 15). “Petersburg”. White autograph sheet. IRLI (p. 101). Andrey Bely and A.A. Turgeneva. Photo. 1915 (p.432-433).Andrey Bely and A.A. Turgeneva. Portrait by M.V. Sabashnikova (Voloshina). Dornach, 1916. House-museum of M.A. Voloshin. Koktebel (p.432-433).Andrey Bely. Photo. 1916 Published in the book: Turkov A. Alexander Blok. M., 1969 (p.432-433).Andrey Bely. Photo. 1920s Collection of M.A. Baltsvinnik (p. 432-433). “Petersburg”. White autograph sheet. IRLI (p.499).