Brilliant and Criminal. Chronicles of Petersburg Crimes

The book «Brilliant and Criminal: Chronicles of Petersburg Crimes» — is an exciting and quite instructive narrative dedicated to the criminal life of the capital of the Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th century. The author of the book — the well-known Petersburg poet, publicist, historian Andrei Ikonnikov-Galitsky — does not limit himself to stories about the most interesting and suspenseful criminal cases: murders, thefts, fraud, duels, counterfeiting, etc. The book provides information about the state of the law enforcement system, courts, police, prisons, and the peculiarities of legal relations of that era. In addition, readers are offered a kind of excursion to the places of crimes committed in various areas of the city (Sennaya Square, Kolomna, the vicinity of the Obvodny Canal, Vasilievsky Island, etc.). The edition is addressed to a wide range of readers.