A selection of various publications and other sources from the beginning of the previous century is commented in detail and allows you to present the Northern capital from an unexpected and unusual perspective, learn about the life and customs of that time, find out how the townspeople lived, see all the versatility of life in a big city, where luxury coexisted with ugly poverty. What were the people of St. Petersburg thinking and dreaming about? What dreams, plans and hopes did you make? What secret fatal passions overwhelmed them? What idols were worshiped and who were uncontrollably condemned and toppled from their pedestals? What, finally, was the city like at a time about which today it is customary to speak with aspiration? After reading the book, you will learn a lot of interesting things and will be able to draw striking parallels between the customs of that era and our time. The publishing layout is saved in PDF A4 format.