Невский архив. Историко-краеведческий сборник. Выпуск 2

In this issue the reader will find: memories of the St. Petersburg childhood of the Finnish writer T. Colliander; notes by the French novelist Celine about Leningrad in 1936; letters from the wife of G. Schliemann, the discoverer of Troy; new materials on the history of Yekateringhof, the Mariinsky Palace, the building of the Nakhimov School, the library of the Bestuzhev Courses; details about the publication of the "Yearbook of Imperial Theaters"; documents about the competition between Soviet and German architects in the 1920s, anti-church persecution in the 1960s; research on St. Petersburg church choristers, “Yaroslavl St. Petersburgers” and the cultural influence of St. Petersburg on Abroad. The book is intended for both specialists and a wide range of readers interested in the history and culture of St. Petersburg-Leningrad.