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St. Petersburg Nights (Paperback)
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St. Petersburg Nights (Paperback)
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"What in blazes am I doing here?!" ~ My first St Petersburg night
was spent on a filthy train, sleeping in a cold compartment with
three strangers who probably were smugglers. I was asking for it.
thieves were everywhere, and tourists were a major target. They
would think nothing of cutting off your finger for a gold ring,
worth a year's pay... Why on earth would I want to spend a year
living in the 'evil empire?" Believe me, friends and colleagues
asked me that countless times.It was passion, pure and simple. A
love affair with a city I first saw in 1965. Back then, she was
dark, gray, ugly, and stooped under the weight of communism. But
even under her slave name, Leningrad, she was still
glorious.Primarily, I went to Russia for a reason you may find hard
to believe. My pursuit of alternative treatments that heal was
increasingly frustrated by our American medical "system." I was
amazed to realize that physicians in other parts of the world --
even in Russia -- are freer to practice, research, and learn than
right here in the sweet land of liberty.In particular, I knew the
Russians are light-years ahead of us in their advances with light
therapy -- something that always fascinated me. I wanted to learn
all I could from these dedicated healers, working under such
appallingly austere conditions and yet quietly accomplishing
miracles of healing unmatched by the West.Actually, there were many
reasons I went to St. Petersburg: The romance of Russian history;
the paradox of brilliant scientists working under seemingly
impossible conditions; being at ground level during tumultuous
times, in a strange country that is both lovable and frustrating.In
St. Petersburg Nights, I try to convey someof the mystery, majesty,
hope, and beauty of this terribly abused place and tragically
abused people. Please travel with me and experience the grandeur
and glory of this magnificent land and its unforgettable people. -
Dr. William Campbell Douglass.
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