Patrons at Podpisniye Izdaniya, a sprawling St Petersburg bookstore. — Nanna Heitmann/The New York Times
A BOOKSTORE in central St Petersburg, once a tiny Soviet relic, grew into one of the city’s cultural landmarks in just a few years.
Podpisniye Izdaniya expanded to 12 times its former size, adding two coffee shops, a souvenir department and a publishing programme.
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