TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lehrer,Ben
TI  - The Fresh guide to St. Petersburg
SN  - 5869890012 
AV  - DK549 .L57 1993
U1  - 914.7453 20
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Russia (Federation)
PB  - Fresh Air Publications
KW  - Saint Petersburg (Russia)
KW  - Guidebooks
N1  - Ben Lehrer (Author), Kevin Penrose (Editor), Tatyana Park/Roman Savichev (Illustrator); Includes index; St. Petersburg is a city of deep contradictions. It is both beautiful and filthy, progressive and stagnant, Eastern and Western; it is utterly confusing and in the process of such rapid and al-encompassing transformation that it sometimes seems like nobody really knows exactly what is going on. There is more to St. Petersburg than meets the eye; despite its European appearance (the center being mostly designed and built by leading European architects) it is most definitely not a Western city. For behind the European facades and Europeano-style waterways, lies a deeply wracked yet resilient Russian soul that sets the city apart from any other place in the world. You've never seen a guide like this book, but you've probably never been in a city like this
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