Vasily's Island
Subtitle: the pearl of Petersburg
By: Margaret Winchell
Publisher: Slavica Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Bloomington, Indiana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780893573959
Subjects: History; Intellectual life; Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-335) and index.
Table of contents: title: The East. The nerve center; title: The Point (Strelka): museum heaven; title: Academies and universities; title: Vasily's Greenwich village; title: The South and North. Skilled hands; title: From silks to warships: prerevolutionary industry; title: From pianos to telecommunications: postrevolutionary industry; title: The West. The heart of everyday life; title: Home and family; title: Education; title: Daily bread and daily drink; title: Health; title: Environment; title: Local self-government; title: The center: the spiritual core; title: Spirituality; title: Worship; title: Death and life; title: Epilogue.