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  • Book: City-Pick St Petersburg
  • Location: St Petersburg (Leningrad)
  • Author: Heather Reyes

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‘Although it was only founded in 1703, St Petersburg holds “more beauty, more suffering, more dreams and nightmares than are packed into cities far more ancient”, writes Reyes in the introduction to this evocative anthology. In this latest addition to the superb city-pick series of urban literary guides, Reyes offers ample evidence to back up her claim, including many modern passages translated for this volume.’ The Guardian

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