Module 1: Water and Stone

Birth of a City

1703-1833: The Petersburg of Peter and Pushkin

  • Weeks 1-3: Water/Stone. The founding of Petersburg and the clash of nature/culture.

  • Texts: Maps, legends, Funeral Sermon to Peter the Great, Aleksandr Pushkin's The Bronze Horseman

  • Neighborhood: Central District (The Hermitage, The Bronze Horseman, The Admiralty) and sites associated with Peter the Great (Kunstkamera, Peter & Paul Fortress)