SAINT PETERSBURG (N)

Mikhail Guerman (1933–2018) was a prominent Russian art historian, and his books generally focus on art and cultural history. The book Saint-Petersburg by Mikhail Guerman is a historical and cultural study of the city of Saint Petersburg (formerly Petrograd and Leningrad).

Saint Petersburg as its subject, offering a deep dive into its visual and cultural history. The book is expected to be richly illustrated and focus on the art, literature, and general culture that flourished in the city, drawing on the vast collections of museums like the State Russian Museum and the State Hermitage Museum, where Guerman was a long-time curator.

Saint Petersburg has a unique identity in Russian culture, often explored in literature (like in the works of Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Bely) as a place of both splendor and melancholy, a "window to Europe," and a site of revolution and historical drama (like the Siege of Leningrad).

Published in 1994. It's a large BEAUTIFUL photo book 10" x 13"-1/2 x 2.3 lbs (25.40 cm x 34.30 cm x 1.04 kg.)