St. Petersburg : madness, murder, and art on the banks of the Neva /

St. Petersburg : madness, murder, and art on the banks of the Neva /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miles, Jonathan, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, [2018]
Edition:First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Subjects:
HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Civilization.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Politics and government.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Intellectual life.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Kings and rulers.
Table of Contents:
  • Twilight on the Nevsky 1993
  • Part I. Emperors 1698-1825
  • Havoc in London
  • Dangerous acceleration
  • Oblivion and rebirth
  • Dancing, love-making, drink
  • The city transformed
  • Madness, murder, and insurrection
  • Part II. Subjects 1825-1917
  • A new kind of cold
  • Discontent
  • Dancing on the edge
  • Dazzle and despair
  • Part III. Comrades & citizens 1917-2017
  • Red Petrograd
  • A city diminished
  • Darkest and finest hour
  • Murmurs from the underground
  • Broken windows onto the West
  • Mirage 2017.