Behind the Facade. 25 Letters about St. Petersburg and its Inhabitants to Take with You

A special pocket edition of the bestseller «Behind the Facade: 25 Letters about St. Petersburg and its Inhabitants». Your personal guide to the secrets of the northern capital!
The authors of the book, young St. Petersburg local historians Alexey Shishkin and... Elya Novopashenaya, have selected the most vivid and interesting stories of St. Petersburg buildings. By reading this book, you will not only «stroll» through the northern capital but also see it from a completely different angle.

You will be able to:
- learn where the local anarchist estate was located;
- «visit» the place where «Travels from St. Petersburg to Moscow» was first printed;;
- look at Kuindzhi's house, where the artist himself never lived.

«Behind the Facade: 25 Letters about St. Petersburg and its Inhabitants» will be a wonderful gift for anyone interested in local history. This edition will not leave indifferent both the native residents of the city and those who, having seen St. Petersburg once, fell in love with it forever.
On the pages of the book, Leo Tolstoy and Joseph Stalin coexist, the luxury of generals and communal apartments, a criminal past and an atmospheric present. The authors of «Behind the Facade...» invite you to follow the tracks of famous and almost forgotten heroes and learn much new about the city and its inhabitants. And the convenient format will allow you to take the book with you on a walk and arrange an unforgettable tour of the streets of St. Petersburg.