The Metropolitan Bay: Spatial Imaginary of Imperial St. Petersburg and Maritime Heritage of the Gulf of Finland
The paper aims to discuss the multifaceted links between the marine environment of the Gulf of Finland and the representations of the large complex of cultural heritage related to the city of St. Petersburg. The paper is based on a spatial imaginary of Greater St. Petersburg as the cultural and tech...
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| description | The paper aims to discuss the multifaceted links between the marine environment of the Gulf of Finland and the representations of the large complex of cultural heritage related to the city of St. Petersburg. The paper is based on a spatial imaginary of Greater St. Petersburg as the cultural and technological unity of the city and adjacent waterscapes in the times of the Russian Empire. This concept is instrumental to see the historical links between the parts of the heritage complex that has by now disintegrated and has been separated by state borders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee9f2b776cc84b4db06e9342e0e065fe2022-12-21T20:37:14ZengMDPI AGHumanities2076-07872019-02-01813710.3390/h8010037h8010037The Metropolitan Bay: Spatial Imaginary of Imperial St. Petersburg and Maritime Heritage of the Gulf of FinlandAlexei Kraikovski0Julia Lajus1National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg 198099, RussiaNational Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg 198099, RussiaThe paper aims to discuss the multifaceted links between the marine environment of the Gulf of Finland and the representations of the large complex of cultural heritage related to the city of St. Petersburg. The paper is based on a spatial imaginary of Greater St. Petersburg as the cultural and technological unity of the city and adjacent waterscapes in the times of the Russian Empire. This concept is instrumental to see the historical links between the parts of the heritage complex that has by now disintegrated and has been separated by state borders.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/1/37BalticGulf of Finlandcoastal heritageSt. Petersburgspatial imaginaries |
| spellingShingle | Alexei Kraikovski Julia Lajus The Metropolitan Bay: Spatial Imaginary of Imperial St. Petersburg and Maritime Heritage of the Gulf of Finland Humanities Baltic Gulf of Finland coastal heritage St. Petersburg spatial imaginaries |
| title | The Metropolitan Bay: Spatial Imaginary of Imperial St. Petersburg and Maritime Heritage of the Gulf of Finland |
| title_full | The Metropolitan Bay: Spatial Imaginary of Imperial St. Petersburg and Maritime Heritage of the Gulf of Finland |
| title_fullStr | The Metropolitan Bay: Spatial Imaginary of Imperial St. Petersburg and Maritime Heritage of the Gulf of Finland |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Metropolitan Bay: Spatial Imaginary of Imperial St. Petersburg and Maritime Heritage of the Gulf of Finland |
| title_short | The Metropolitan Bay: Spatial Imaginary of Imperial St. Petersburg and Maritime Heritage of the Gulf of Finland |
| title_sort | metropolitan bay spatial imaginary of imperial st petersburg and maritime heritage of the gulf of finland |
| topic | Baltic Gulf of Finland coastal heritage St. Petersburg spatial imaginaries |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/1/37 |
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