Halls of the Winter Palace

The book is a consistent and detailed overview of the interiors of the Winter Palace, the story of each of which is traced from its occurrence to the present. Thanks to a variety of materials - memoirs, diaries, catalogs, auctions, etc. - You can not only describe the halls, galleries and stairs of the imperial residence, as well as changes in their structure, purpose and decoration that have occurred for more than 250 years, but also present the life of people living here. The structure of the text, accompanied by numerous illustrations and plans, allows you to read the book both in a row and selectively. The publication is intended for historians, guides and all those interested in Russian culture and the history of the Hermitage