About the book: 2016 / With the help of Andrey Gusarov’s book, you will independently, leisurely, without a guide, walk through the most iconic places of the amazing city on the Neva. The publication includes 34 educational excursions. The beginning of the story is devoted to the biography of the founder of the city, the last Russian Tsar and the first Emperor of Russia - Peter I. It also provides an overview of the geographical outline indicating the administrative-territorial division of St. Petersburg. You will get to know the unique and brilliant city. You will read about important city architectural monuments - the great works of brilliant architects, get acquainted with world-famous museums - collections of paintings, graphics, priceless relics of the past... You will learn that the Northern capital is a place of all religions and there are magnificent buildings of different faiths nearby. You will visit the green corners of the metropolis - parks and squares and symbols of the city - important monuments. The stories of the Bronze Horseman, the Rumyantsev Obelisk and the Column of Glory captured in memory the glorious past of the Russian state…