[Anniversary Illustrated VIP Edition] Saint Petersburg, 1703-2003.

[Anniversary Illustrated VIP Edition] Saint Petersburg, 1703-2003.
Compilers and scientific editors Vilinbakhov G. V., Kobak A.V., Margolis A.D.

St. Petersburg. - M. Search 1. 2003, 1112 p., fig. Publisher's embossed one-piece leather binding, triple silver cut-off, full-color printing with the addition of pontoons of silver, ultramarine and printing varnish, three-color lasse, publishing case with an overlay coat of arms. Size 28.5 x 38 cm. A new book, a case with slight scuffs on the edges.

The publication is prepared for the 300th anniversary of the city as an official gift to the heads of state-guests of the St. Petersburg Summit. An outstanding team of historians and art historians under the leadership of the State Heraldmaster of Russia G. V. Vilinbakhov did everything possible to tell the story of the northern capital as fully as possible and to convey the charm of St. Petersburg. The book tells about the prehistory and foundation of the city, about the development of education, science and culture, about the beautiful architectural monuments of St. Petersburg and its suburbs, about the church life of the city, about the heroism of the Leningrad people during the siege. The publication is richly illustrated (more than 1000 illustrations) with archival and modern photographs, as well as reproductions of paintings, engravings, lithographs, drawings. This gift folio is a rare edition and is a unique and inimitable work of art.