Literary Heroes on the Streets of Petersburg. Houses, Events, Addresses of Characters from Beloved Works of Russian Writers

Petersburg, being the capital of the Russian Empire, has repeatedly become the setting for Russian works of the XVIII, XIX, and early XX centuries. And not only a setting. "Brilliant St. Petersburg", "magnificent capital", "cursed city", "ghost town", "phantom city", "Petersburg of Pushkin", "Petersburg of Dostoevsky", "Petersburg of Blok" — this is a full-fledged hero of Russian literature. This book will tell you where the heroes of beloved works lived, what events took place on the streets of Petersburg in the novels and stories of Russian writers, and how the image of Petersburg in literature has changed over the years.