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City Connoisseurs' Club
CITY CONNOISSEURS' CLUB, a non-governmental organisation, bringing together lovers of St. Petersburg history. The club was established in 1980 on the initiative of I. A. Martynenko, senior consultant of the All-Russian Monument Protection Society, M
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Essays of Leningrad History, Multiple Volume Edition
ESSAYS OF LENINGRAD HISTORY, a scientific publication carried out by the Leningrad Department of the Institute of History of the USSR of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in 1955-89 (volumes 1-7)
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Guide books (entry)
GUIDE BOOKS, reference publications, containing information on the city geography, history, arts etc., aimed both at tourists and Petersburgers. In the 18th century there emerged foreign publications similar to guidebooks: in 1713 an anonymous
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Honorary Citizen of St. Petersburg
HONORARY CITIZEN OF ST. PETERSBURG, an honorary title conferred on people who made a considerable contribution to the development of the city. In 1866-1908, 7 persons were conferred this title (the conferring didn"t entail any material privileges or
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Leningrad Panorama, journal
LENINGRADSKAYA PANORAMA (The Leningrad Panorama), a monthly illustrated journal of the Leningrad City and Regional Soviets of People's Deputies. In 1982 replaced the journal Stroitelstvo i arhitektura Leningrada, from 1991 was known as St
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Nevsky Bibliofil (The Neva Bibliophile), almanac
NEVSKY BIBLIOFIL (The Neva Bibliophile), an almanac published annually illustrated publication of the St. Petersburg Free Society of Bibliophiles, founded in 1996 and edited by V. A
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Old Petersburg, Society
OLD PETERSBURG, history research society, founded in 1921 by the members of the Pavlovsk Study Seminar. Its Board (chaired by architect L.A. Ilyin) consisted of Alexander N. Benois, P.P. Veyner, V.P. Zubov (headmaster of Art History institute), V.Y
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Peterburgskye Chteniya (Petersburg Readings), almanac
PETERBURGSKYE CHTENIYA (Petersburg Readings), a collection of conference reports, of a series of scientific conferences held in 1992-99 by the St. Petersburg Researchers Association, the St. Petersburg Union of Architects of Russia and the St
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Piter
PITER is a colloquial name of St. Petersburg that appeared in the beginning of the 18th century as the abbreviation of the original city's name "Saint Peters-Burgh"
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"Severnaya Palmyra"(North Palmyra)
"SEVERNAYA PALMYRA" (North Palmyra) is a poetic name of St. Petersburg that came into Russian literature in the second half of the 18th century. In the ancient times
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St. Petersburg Myth
ST. PETERSBURG MYTH, a cultural term used for to designate the totality of legends and tales connected with the origin of St. Petersburg and the city's image in people's consciousness and art. The St
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Starye Gody (The Bygone Years), journal
STARYE GODY (The Bygone Years), a journal, a monthly for art and antiquity lovers, appearing in 1907-16 as a publication of The Circle of Russian Deluxe Edition Lovers
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Stolitsa i Usadba (The Capital and Mansion), journal
STOLITSA I USADBA (The Capital and Mansion), an art publication, illustrated journal of the beautiful life, founded in 1913, and appearing twice a month. It was edited by its publisher V. P. Krymov
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Youth for the Renascence of St. Petersburg, Social Movement
YOUTH FOR THE RENASCENCE OF ST. PETERSBURG, cultural patriotic youth social movement. The movement appeared in 1990 on the initiative of teachers of the Palace of Creative Youth and the city's regional ethnographers
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