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Stories Set in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is Russia's canals-and-palaces second city on the Baltic marshes. Built as a window on the West, it films as the country's most romantic city — princesses and spies on the Nevsky. Anastasia dreamed here; GoldenEye blew up here. Open St Petersburg on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open St. Petersburg on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in St. Petersburg
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Browse 69 books, 55 movies and 6 games set in City of St. Petersburg.
Anastasia
Ten years after she was separated from her family an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men who intend to…
GoldenEye
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan AKA Agent 006 a former ally-turned-enemy only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could…
Anna Karenina
In Imperial Russia Anna the wife of the officer Karenin goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high…
Major Grom: Plague Doctor
Igor Grom is a skilled policeman from St. Petersburg known for his daring nature and uncompromising attitude towards the criminals of all kinds. Incredible strength analytical mind and integrity – these qualities make…
Hitman
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a…
Russian Ark
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.
Crime and Punishment
Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a…
Silver Skates
1899 the Christmas-time St.Petersburg. Ice-covered rivers and canals of the capital seethe with festive activities. On the eve of the new century those who should not be destined to meet come together. They are people…
Brother
Danila goes to his successful brother Victor in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila Victor is a contract killer but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid…
Fall of Giants
This is an epic of love, hatred, war and revolution. This is a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women.…
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