Other City Directories in Russia
Suvorin also published city directories for Saint Petersburg under the title "Ves Petersburg" (Literally translated "All Petersburg" or "The Whole Saint Petersburg" ") for the years 1894 to 1940 and for Moscow under the title "Vsia Moskva" (Literally translated "All Moscow" or "The Whole Moscow") for the years 1875 to 1936.
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