Peter and Paul Fortress

The book is devoted to the history of the Petropavlovsk fortress - one of the most unique monuments of history and architecture. The first building of the city became the core of the birth of the future northern capital and gave her her name. The fate of the fortress closely intertwined not only with the history of the city, but also with the history of Russia.
The fate of the fortress was so that in the whole story she did not have to participate in major hostilities, her walls did not storm the enemy, but for the past century the fortress was considered one of the most terrible prisons of the Russian Empire. For more than a two-year history of the existence of the fortress of both prison, its prisoners were both breeding noblemen and unreserved wells, both the existing orders and their persecutors. All this discourages her the fame of Russian Bastille ... With the history of the St. Petersburg Fortress, a huge number of secrets and legends are reflected in both folklore and literature. The book provides many facts and opinions surrounding the history of the fortress. It will be interesting to everyone who is enthusiastic history of St. Petersburg