St. Petersburg has been the muse for many famous Russian authors, including Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. In Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment," the protagonist Raskolnikov's tumultuous relationship with his family and love interest, Sonya, is set against the city's gritty backdrop. Meanwhile, in Tolstoy's "War and Peace," the city's high society is portrayed through the romantic misadventures of Pierre Bezukhov and Hélène Kuragin. Www-croxyproxy-com Id Video [NEW]