St. Petersburg : Russia's window to the future--the first three centuries /

Main Author: George, Arthur L.
Other Authors: George, Elena
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, [Md.] : Taylor Trade Publishing, 2003.
Edition:1st Taylor Trade Publishing ed.
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245 1 |a St. Petersburg :  |b Russia's window to the future--the first three centuries /  |c Arthur L. George with Elena George. 
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300 1 |a xlii, 673 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-632) and index. 
505 1 |a A giant's vision : a new national life -- Building Peter's paradise -- Life in Peter's paradise -- Decline and rebirth -- Looking like Europe : Elizabeth's Petersburg -- Thinking like Europe : the Petersburg of Catherine II -- Petersburg under the errant knight -- Crossroads : Alexander I and the Decembrist rebellion -- Pushkin's St. Petersburg, imperial St. Petersburg -- Dostoevsky's St. Petersburg -- From world of art to apocalypse -- Cradle of revolution and despair -- Becoming Leningrad : the revenge of Muscovy -- Hero city -- Rocking the cradle -- The revenge of St. Petersburg. 
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