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B M B Z B / F W B ŏ ţ Ů ţ Ţ Ő Ũ ť ţ # P M T I B Z B / F W B ń ű Ů ş Ż ţ Ţ Ő Ũ ť ţ tersburg Area by Area St Petersburg A tersburg A re A ea Th is b oo k d ivi d es centra l St Peters b ur g into fi ve areas, eac h o f w h ic h h as its own c h apter. O f ten t h e city’s w w aterwa y s create natura l area b oun d aries b ut some- times a main roa d d e fi nes t h e b or d er. Most si gh ts are c oncentrate d wit h in t h is part o f town, b ut t h ere are a num b er o f p l aces o f interest j ust outsi d e t h e co l ou r - c o d e d centre. T h ese are covere d in t h e c h apte r F urthe r A A field (see pp124–131). T h e si gh ts outsi d e t h e cit y l imits a re d escri b e d in B eyond St Petersburg (see pp140–1 6 5 ) . V A S ILE V S KIY I S LAND S ee pp 56–6 3 Street Fin d er ma p s 1, 5 S ENNAYA PL OSC HAD S ee pp 11 4 –123 Street Finder ma p s 5, 6 0 ET 0 0 R T T OG RR R ADSKA RR Y A A Y Y 0 ALACE%MBANKMEN 00 T ' OST I N Y N Y$ Y Y V O R # P M / F W L B ń ű Ů Ő Ũ ť ŭ ţ /FWB ŐŨťţ G OSTIN Y Y DV O R See pp9 6 –113 Street Finder maps 2, 6 P ALA C E E M BANKMENT S ee pp 7 4 –95 Street Finder ma p s 2, 5, 6 P ETROGRADSKAYA See pp 6 4–7 3 Street Finder maps 1, 2 0 metre s 0 yar ds 600 600 EYEWITNESS TRAVEL ST PE T ER S BUR G [...]... found Buildings of interesting architecture are dissected to reveal their interiors; museums and galleries have colour-coded floorplans to help you find important exhibits Stars indicate the best features or works of art 7 ST PETERSBURG FOUR GREAT DAYS IN ST PETERSBURG 1011 PUTTING ST PETERSBURG ON THE MAP 1215 THE HISTORY OF ST PETERSBURG 1631 ST PETERSBURG AT A GLANCE 3249 ST PETERSBURG THROUGH THE... regency of his half-sister Sophia Peter becomes sole ruler 1698 Peter 1703 St Petersburg is founded destroys the Streltsy Guards (see p20) 1712 Seat of government moves to St Petersburg 1700 1710 1700 Start of Northern 1714 Peter War against Sweden 1709 Victory over Charles XII of Sweden at Battle of Poltava Sophia, regent 1682–9 forbids the use of stone in buildings, except in St Petersburg T H E H I... T T I N G S T P E T E R S B U R G O N T H E M A P S P St Petersburg and Environs sb b d Envir E i St Petersburg has good ra links b d rail to many interesting sights in the ny vicinity, see pages 228–9 ty, Infrared satellite image of St Petersburg, Russia atellite ima 13 14 I N T R O D U C I N G S T P E T E R S B U R G Central St Petersburg St Petersburg s five central areas described in this book... GLASNOST AND PERESTROIKA When 53-year-old Mikhail Gorbachev announced his policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring), when he took over in 1985, he had no idea what would follow By the end of 1991 the Soviet Union FIRST IN SPACE and its empire It was und er Krushchev that the Soviet were no more Union achieved her greatest coup For the first against the West, launching the first Sputnik... E ST PETERSBURG AREA MAP The coloured areas shown on this map (see pp14–15) are the five main sightseeing areas into which central St Petersburg has been divided for this guide Each is covered in a full chapter in the St Petersburg Area by Area section (pp54–131) They are also shown on other maps throughout the book In St Petersburg at a Glance (pp32–49), for example, they help you locate the most... Yeltsin’s stand against tanks in Moscow made him a hero In St Petersburg no tanks were on the street, but nonetheless Sobchak rallied supporters of democracy By the end of the year, the Soviet Union no longer existed ST PETERSBURG TODAY The economic reforms which Russia has undergone since 1991 have widened the gap between rich and poor and, while some revel in the new opportunities for work and travel, ... Russia in spite of the rapid industrialization had lost three and a half million men, morale at WORLD OF ART MOVEMENT the front was low The oppressive political Red Army and food supplies climate at the turn of the badge century did not prevent art at home scarce Costume design by Leon Bakst, 1911 from flourishing A small group of St Petersburg artists, including Bakst and Benois, grew into an influential... secret orders of Stalin (see p72) Blamed on an anti-Stalinist cell, the assasination was used as the catalyst for five years of purges throughout the country By the time they were over, some 15 million people had been THE STALIN YEARS arrested, many sent to the Gulag (labour In the five years after Lenin’s death in camps) and over a million executed 1924, Joseph Stalin used his position Stalin’s purge... Gregory Rasputin The surrounding area, with quiet streets lining its canals, is perfect for walks during the atmospheric White Nights 15 I N T R O D U C I N G S T P E T E R S B U R G 17 THE HISTORY OF ST PETERSBURG F ounded in 1703, within ten years St Petersburg had become capital of the vast Russian empire and quickly gained a reputation as one of Europe’s most beautiful cities In the 20th century it underwent... 1855 Death of Nicholas I; Alexander II succeeds him 1865–9 Tolstoy writes War and Peace 1853–6 Crimean War 1840 1820 Leo Tolstoy 1825 The Decembrist 1860 1861 Emancipation Rebellion Nicholas I becomes tsar of serfs 1851 The “Nicholas 1818 Construction of St Isaac’s Cathedral starts 1864 Reforms in local Railway” opens between Moscow and St Petersburg government, law and education 24 I N T R O D U C I . P E @ v v q £ c # ¢ & 7 ^ 8 9 = 0 - c n * ST. PETERSBURG ST. 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