St. Petersburg, Russia is is gem of a city, rich in history. From Tolstoy to Dostoyevsky the contributions the great      Russian writers have made to literature are second to  none. The city shaped each of them as writers and St. Petersburg’s  magical appeal is evident throughout many of the classic’s pages. Below are a few recommended classics  inspired by St.  Petersburg or written by authors born in St. Petersburg.

Literature

Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Brothers Karamazov- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Anna Kerenina- Leo Tolstoy

The Man from St. Petersburg- Ken Follett

Eugene Onegin- Alexander Pushkin

The Fountainhead- Ayn Rand

Speak, Memory- Vladimir Nabokov

Films

Irony of Fate

White Nights

GoldenEye

Brother

Onegin

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