Vasily's Island : the pearl of Petersburg /
Winchell, Margaret,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The East. The nerve center -- The Point (Strelka): museum heaven -- Academies and universities -- Vasily's Greenwich village -- The South and North. Skilled hands -- From silks to warships: prerevolutionary industry -- From pianos to telecommunications: postrevolutionary industry -- The West. The heart of everyday life -- Home and family -- Education -- Daily bread and daily drink -- Health -- Environment -- Local self-government -- The center: the spiritual core -- Spirituality -- Worship -- Death and life -- Epilogue.