We have before us a new work by the famous journalist, expert on the history of St. Petersburg, Sergei Evgenievich Glezerov. The book consists of two equal parts - “past affairs” and “today’s affairs.” The first part contains everything that relates to pre-revolutionary history, as well as to the hard times of the 20s and 30s of the twentieth century. The second part contains information related to modern times, which is the result of the author’s journalistic activities in the newspapers St. Petersburg Vedomosti and Vesti. You will learn many interesting and unexpected facts from the history of the city on the Neva and will be able to touch the lives of people who once lived here and still live here.