Sankt Petersburg
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Magnificent palaces, wide boulevards, glittering canals, arching bridges--the city of the tsars on the delta of the Neva River is undoubtedly the most beautiful city in Russia. This earBOOK shows sumptuous images of the treasures in former Leningrad, from the impressive architecture of the Baroque and Classicist eras, to the panoramas along the Neva River and the interiors of former tsar's residences, as well as unique images from Russian ballets and the White Nights. Music CDs: Classical music by famous composers with reference to St. Petersburg: Michail Glinka, Peter Tshaikovsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Igor Stravinsky, and Dmitry Shostakovich.
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