Vlasova, Marina
Secrets of the Northern Capital. Legends and traditions of St. Petersburg
Publisher: Azbuka, Azbuka-Atticus
Binding: hard;
2012
Format: standard
Russian language
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This book is devoted to the history of St. Petersburg, but the history of the unofficial, secret, backstage, captured in legends, legends and rumors. Perhaps this is the true story of the northern capital, the most phantasmagoric city of the Russian Empire, which in an unusual way combined all the vagaries of Russian life with the European appearance. Petersburg history was created by people of different generations and classes, along with facts and biographies, there was a place for miracles and prophecies, fortune-telling and conspiracies, ghosts and evil spirits. Information gathered bit by bit from various sources, often forgotten and lost, add up to an exciting and mysterious biography of the city.
Unusual phenomena, catastrophic events and celestial signs, magnificent celebrations and fantastic decrees, outlandish people and mysterious dreams still amaze and excite modern citizens no less than the original settlers. And today, legends continue to emerge, rumors, curiosities and anecdotes arise. The colorful carnival splashes out onto the streets of St. Petersburg, stirring centuries, estates and masks - booths and knights, dignitaries and ghosts, newcomers from space and ministers, princes and beggars, drummers and politicians. The Sphinx calmly keeps silence, and aside from the dressed-up city center, the ugly poltergeist is preparing another trick.
