Voices from the Windows: The Living Stories of Petersburg Houses

The new book by Ekaterina Kubryakova from the series «Voices from the Windows» is «The Living Stories of Petersburg Houses». Old houses are witnesses to destinies. They hold many stories. And if you are ready to listen, they undoubtedly have much to tell you. Ekaterina Kubryakova is a blogger, author of the literary-historical project «Voices from the Windows», dedicated to preserving the history of St. Petersburg, a writer, and playwright. Her books are not ordinary guides or simple regional studies, but a kaleidoscope of stories, a peculiar interpretation of genius loci, the spirit of place that inhabits the old houses of the great city. An attempt to animate buildings, the silent witnesses of the past, with the voices of their famous and not-so-famous inhabitants. This time you will travel back in time and discover: • the fate of Alexander Pushkin's daughter, who became the prototype for Anna Karenina; • witness the triumph of Dmitri Shostakovich; • experience the voice and fear of besieged Leningrad along with a little girl waiting for her mother; • attend evenings with the first evangelists and admire the legendary malachite room; • listen to a performance by Marlene Dietrich alongside Paustovsky and others. 37 houses, 37 different stories and intertwining fates, of happiness and sorrow, success and oblivion, birth and death. In this book, Petersburg in all its diversity «speaks» to readers with the voices of its inhabitants, inviting them into a world usually hidden from outsiders. The book is based on diaries, literary works, journalistic materials, and archival documents. Inside you will find both modern photographs of facades and historical photographs and illustrations. Published with the informational support of the bookstore chain in St. Petersburg «Bukvoed».