St. Petersburg, 1703-1825

edited by Anthony Cross
Palgrave Macmillan
 9781403915702
1-4039-1570-9

A collection of nine articles written by leading scholars in Britain, Ireland, Italy and the USA on various aspects of the city of St Petersburg during the important first century and a quarter of its existence, from its founding in 1703 to the end of the reign of Alexander I. Cartography, architecture, social history and foreign perceptions are some of the subjects covered in these lively and informed essays.