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Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - Russian and English. - Moscow and St. Petersburg are two cities with grand destiny. Two cities that determined the life of Russia. Two cities that symbolized the grandeur of Russia. The harsh opposing of Petersburg to Moscow started three hundred years ago, in the very first years of Petersburg's existence. According to the reminiscences of Peter the Great's contemporaries, he himself, being the founder of the new capital, had 'passion' for 'Sankt-Peter-Burkh' and 'hatred' for Moscow. Companions-ill-arms of the first Russian Emperor took pains to raise 'Peter's city' in public opinion (to spite ancient Moscow) by declaring it 'Paradise', 'Holy Land', and the main centre of the Fourth Northern World monarchy. Whereas the opponents to Peter's reforms loved Moscow with all their hearts and hated Petersburg which they sometimes compared to 'part of body on Anton's fire. to be cut off so that the whole body couldn't catch disease'. ISBN 5901124162