Secret Cities: Season 1, Episode 3 «St. Petersburg» (BBC 2017 UK) (ENG/SUB ENG)

Secret Cities Network: BBC, BBC Four (UK); SBS (AU) Season One, Episode 3 St. Petersburg Release Date: 2017 (United Kingdom) 52 min | Travel History Documentary | TV Mini - Series (2017 - 2018) (ENG/SUB ENG) About: Lavish is a word that springs to mind when considering St Petersburg. It was a city built to impress and intimidate, with Tsar Peter the Great constructing opulent palaces and gilded monuments on seemingly every corner. But as Art historians Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke discover, with art being used to enhance prestige and impose power, this opulence often came at a devastating price. #BBC #BBCFour #AlastairSooke #Travel #History #JaninaRamirez@britblood #JaninaRamirez@zdenek1964