True Stories About the Life of Old Districts of Petersburg. Wells of Time

A more than three-century chronicle of Saint Petersburg holds many secrets—already revealed and still unable to be explained—as well as forebodings, omens, prophetic dreams, and predictions. All of this could not help but be reflected—hidden or overtly—in the very appearance of the city: in its streets, houses, and squares. These places resemble a kind of “wells of time”: all you have to do is look into them, and you will see not only yourself, but also those who lived here before, and the events that may still be influencing us. Over time, some of these stories became overgrown with legends, turned into myths, and came to be known as “Petersburg secrets.”

The new book by Saint Petersburg writer Natalya Pevezen­tseva invites the reader to take a leisurely walk through the city—to remember the history of particular corners of Saint Petersburg and the people long gone, yet whose fates, for some reason, still move us and make us reflect on our own lives.

In PDF A4 format, the publisher’s layout of the book is preserved.