Mysterious St. Petersburg. Ghosts of the great city
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Peter the Great chose a sinister place in the swamps for this city and prohibited "stone construction" throughout all of Russia. All the stone went to St. Petersburg. And in just a few years, from a regular military fortification in the Peter and Paul Fortress, grew the center of Russian art and culture, science and technology, trade, industry, and charity. It also became a city of military glory - the Swedes, French, and Germans all broke their teeth on it. A city with an amazing history and destiny.
It is no coincidence that St. Petersburg is associated with many myths and legends about mystical encounters with the otherworldly. These are sometimes unimaginable, inexplicable historical facts about ghosts and prophecies that concern both ordinary people and crowned individuals. What about the story of the stay in the grand city of the stellar trio of legendary mystics Cagliostro, Casanova, and Saint-Germain, for example? And the grim rumors of the terrifying groans of the five hanged Decembrists that can be heard in the misty haze near the Kronverk in the mornings? Or the memories of A.S. Pushkin, to whom a fortune-teller on Nevsky Avenue predicted a swift and unnatural death...
Author:
Author:Alexander Bushkov
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Horror
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newsprint
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20x13x2.5 cm
Series:
Series:Bushkov. Shocking History of the Russian Empire
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-155655-6
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