{"product_id":"st-petersburg-jonathan-miles-9781681776767","title":"St. Petersburg: Madness, Murder, and Art on the Banks of the Neva","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Peter the Great to Putin, this is the unforgettable story of St Petersburg--one of the most magical, menacing, and influential cities in the world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSt. Petersburg has always felt like an impossible metropolis, risen from the freezing mists and flooded marshland of the River Neva on the western edge of Russia. It was a new capital in an old country. Established in 1703 by the sheer will of Peter the Great, its dazzling yet unhinged reputation was quickly cemented by the sadistic dominion of its early rulers. This city, in its successive incarnations--St. Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad and, once again, St. Petersburg--has always been a place of perpetual contradiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was a window to Europe and the Enlightenment, but so much of Russia's unique glory was also created here: its literature, music, dance and, for a time, its political vision. Yet, for all its glittering palaces, fairytale balls and enchanting gardens, the blood of thousands has been spilt on its snow-filled streets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Miles recreates the drama of three hundred years in this paradoxical and brilliant city, bringing us up to the present day, when its fate hangs in the balance once more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an epic tale of murder, massacre and madness played out against squalor and splendor, and an unforgettable portrait of a city and its people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Miles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681776766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681776767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 91","brand":"Jonathan Miles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937212629247,"sku":"9781681776767","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e0379509-521f-4218-a08a-c4667173136b.jpg?v=1681428763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/st-petersburg-jonathan-miles-9781681776767","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}