Glory to you, City of Peter! Russian poets about St. Petersburg

«I love you, creation of Peter, I love your strict, graceful appearance...» For centuries, Russian poets and writers have confessed their feelings for the majestic city on the Neva. Petrograd – Leningrad – St. Petersburg – the name of the city changed, but its significance for Russian poetry remained unchanged. At all times, the Northern capital has been a source of inspiration for talented writers: outstanding representatives of classicism M.V. Lomonosov, G.R. Derzhavin, poets of the Pushkin era A.A. Delvig, K.N. Batishchev, P.A. Vyazemsky, acmeists A.A. Akhmatova, O.E. Mandelstam, futurists V.V. Mayakovsky, symbolists A.A. Blok, Z.N. Gippius, and creators of the second half of the 20th century O.F. Berggolts, K.I. Chukovsky dedicated poems to Petersburg. The collection includes works by M.V. Lomonosov, A.S. Pushkin, A.A. Blok, A.A. Akhmatova, O.E. Mandelstam, O.F. Berggolts and others