The history of St. Petersburg in legends and legends. Sindalovsky N.A.

In front of you is the history of St. Petersburg in the form that the city folklore reflected it. The story in a sense is “parallel” of the official. Of course, accents are placed differently in it. Sometimes events are not so important for the fate of the city, but brightly imprinted in the minds and memory of its inhabitants... settled in the book legends, traditions and historical jokes - an integral part of the history of the city on the Neva. Stories collected not only real, but also fictional. Moreover, sometimes, due to the whims of the narrative, it is difficult to even understand where the border between historical reality, legend and the author’s version of events takes place... The number of legends and traditions preserved in the memory of Petersburgers is already amazing today. It seems that there is no such fact in the history of the city that would not find reflection in folklore. And if we take into account that the density of events that reach each calendar date continues to be incredibly high in St. Petersburg, then we can say with confidence that the parallel story that the Petersburg city folklore writes will continue for the long time as long as long as to stand on the ground of the City Peter. We can only carefully listen to his voice, gently peer into his texts and concentrately read into his assessments and comments.