Gift-book on hydraulic engineering history of Saint-Petersburg to be on sale in May 2019

Gift-book “City-Port. Saint-Petersburg. XVIII – early XX century” issued by Balttehnika with information support of IAA PortNews will be issued in May 2019 with a limited circulation.

Preliminary order can already been made at RUB 3,900 per a copy. 

The gift book presents a research of Saint-Petersburg history with a focus on hydraulic engineering. The book is divided into chapters telling about the most significant hydraulic engineering processes – numerous land reclamation works, construction of canals and embankments, development of fairways and harbours.

300-page book offers more than 450 pictures including layouts of hydraulic engineering structures and copies of pictures created in XVIII – early ХХ century by famous Russian and foreign painters and showing sea and river views of Saint-Petersburg.

The book author, Lubov Shif, is a professional historian of Saint-Petersburg, honoured guide with many years' experience. She is an author of several books about the city.

First copies of the gift-book “City-Port. Saint-Petersburg. XVIII – early XX century” will be given to the speakers of the 2^nd Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress.

Gift certificates were presented to honoured guests and permanent speakers of the Congress organized by Media Group PortNews (February 20 -21, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Moscow).

Application for the gift-book can be sent to snitko@portnews.ru.