The Editorial Board of the St. Petersburg weekly Delo named the fifty most significant citizens of the twentieth century from their city for their contribution to the history and culture of Russia and the world. This book is a collection of biographical essays about these people. Among them are well and less known figures: Aleksandr Blok, Pavel Filonov, Aleksei German, Nicholas the Second, Grigorii Rasputin, Fedor Shaliapin, Galina Starovoitova, Sergei Vitte, and others. An additional chapter includes biographical sketches of thirteen modern political players, leaders of the Russian government, the so-called "Piterskaia Komanda". Richly illustrated. Glossy paper.