Is there another city that is abused and deified as much as Saint Petersburg? That exists between Alexander Kushner's poetry and tasteless vending kiosks? Between the impeccable exuberance of the Winter Palace and the disheveled ruins of Nabokov's home? Honestly - is there?..
Sunday 19 January 2020
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Is there another city that is abused and deified as much as Saint Petersburg? That exists between Alexander Kushner's poetry and tasteless vending kiosks? Between the impeccable exuberance of the Winter Palace and the disheveled ruins of Nabokov's home? Honestly - is there?..
