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Saint Petersburg: Sacrifice and Redemption in the City That Defied Hitler

By (author) Sinclair McKay, Read by Sinclair McKay

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Brought to you by Penguin. Built by slave labour in the early years of the eighteenth century, Saint Petersburg was Peter the Greatâ€™s so-called â€˜window on to Europeâ€™, a city that would outdo all of Europe in its splendour. But a window works both ways, and as bestselling historian Sinclair McKay writes, St Petersburg has always been a city that has drawn Westerners who wanted to see into Russia. It is also a city where much has happened. It was St Petersburg until 1917, Petrograd after the revolution, Leningrad after Leninâ€™s death in 1924, and St Petersburg once again from 1991. This biography of a city stretches from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin, who was born and made in St Petersburg. The story centres the â€˜900 days and nightsâ€™ of the Siege of Leningrad, 1941â€“44. Unlike Paris or Prague, the Nazis werenâ€™t trying to take over, they wanted to wipe it off the map. According to some, this siege of 1.5 million people â€“ including Putinâ€™s mother â€“ was an attempted genocide. Based on first-hand and many unpublished accounts from figures from all walks of life â€“ irascible authors, factory workers, bakers, furriers, dancers, sailors, grandparents, children â€“ this masterpiece reveals the central importance of St Petersburg over the centuries. This is the story of the city told from the perspective of the people who lived there. 'One of my favourite historians' Dan Snow Â© Sinclair McKay 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

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