books.google.co.uk - The Companion Guide to St Petersburg was first published in spring 2003 to coincide with the tercentenary of the founding of the city.Most visitors to St Petersburg have heard at least four facts about it: that it is 'the Venice of the North'; that a vast number of workmen, perhaps a hundred thousand,...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Companion_Guide_to_St_Petersburg.html?id=u8D75IzFL4YC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareCompanion Guide to St. Petersburg