Glory to you, City of Peter! Russian Poets about Saint Petersburg

«I love you, creation of Peter, I love your strict, elegant appearance...» For centuries, Russian poets and writers have confessed their feelings for the majestic city on the Neva. Petrograd – Leningrad – Saint Petersburg – the name of the city has changed, but its significance for Russian poetry has remained unchanged. At all times, the Northern capital has been a source of inspiration for talented literators: 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.