UDC 908(470.23-25)BBK 26.89(2-2St. Petersburg)P58Illustrations by Maria Afanasyeva

Popov, V.

Iconic Peter / Valery Popov. -M.: ACT: Olympus, 2010. - 315, [5] p. ISBN 978-5-17-043065-9 (AST Publishing House LLC) ISBN 978-5-7390-2038-3 (Agency LLC KRPA "Olympus") This city attracts thousands of tourists. Much has been written and much has been said about him. But it’s still a mystery...St. Petersburg. Not pompous, the capital of the Russian Empire, enchanting with gold palaces and granite embankments. Not a tourist Mecca, shimmering with antiquity from the pages of glossy guidebooks. Just a city - through the eyes of a St. Petersburger who knows what lies behind the beautiful facades of ancient buildings, behind the unusual street names, behind the leisurely flow of rivers and canals... Iconic St. Petersburg, our familiar stranger, reveals its secrets on the pages of this book. © Agency LLC KRPA "Olympus", 2007