About the book: 2020 / Sergei Nosov - writer, poet, winner of a number of literary and theatrical awards (Gogol Prize, Andrei Tolubeev Prize, National Prize bestseller”, etc.), finalist of the “Big Book” and “Russian Booker” awards. His book is written in the genre of “other local history,” but at the same time it is also a phenomenon of artistic prose. Entertaining, lightness of narration, unique author's intonation, unobtrusive humor, a fresh and unexpected look at things from which one usually does not expect anything interesting - all this is in Nosov's new work. The heroes of the book are mostly not the most famous, little-known and generally unknown (there are such in St. Petersburg) monuments. They all “live” an intense life hidden from the unprepared observer, often coming into contact with people and the environment. Essentially, this book is not so much about monuments, but about us and our history, about what is often called the “irony of history,” about the strangeness of history, its tragedy and uniqueness. The book is richly illustrated with original photographs of the author.