This book is about the natural environments, economy and the people of the famous city on the river Neva, of its past, present and future. What was St. Petersburg-Petro-grad for our ancestors? What Leningrad became for us and our descendants? The authors answer all these and many other questions in this original study prepared for readers interested in the history and geography of the city. Coloured illustrations and maps will help the reader to ger better acquainted and come to love Leningrad.