Petersburg (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)

Petersburg (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Bely, Andrei. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780140186963.

Taking place over a short, turbulent period in 1905, Petersburg is a colourful evocation of Russias 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 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.