About the book: 2012 / St. Petersburg has always been considered a city of dark mysticism. Many legends of St. Petersburg have already been forgotten, many live for centuries, and many are born right today, before our eyes. We will talk about various legends of St. Petersburg, although this book captures only a small fraction of its history, and, moreover, it tells only about the Dark Side of the former imperial capital. We will clearly show you how St. Petersburg legends are located on the map of the city, we will tell about those places of old and new St. Petersburg that became famous not only for history and architecture, but also for mysterious mystical stories about ghosts and apparitions.