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Petersburg (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
Petersburg - Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Author:Andrey Bely, Andrei Bely A Novel in Eight Chapters : With a Prologue and an Epilogue — Taking place over a short, turbulent period in 1905, Petersburg is a colourful evocation of Russia's capital - a kaleidoscope of images and impressions, an eastern window on the west, a symbol of the ambiguities and paradoxes of the Russian character. History, culture and politics ... more »are blended and juxtaposed; weather reports, current news, fashions and psychology jostle together with people from Petersburg society in an exhilarating search for the identity of a city and, ultimately, Russia itself.« less