The exhibition aims to reveal and visualize the power of mighty rivers so crucially important for the history of St. Petersburg and Vienna—the major imperial centers of continental Europe in the modern era.

The Rivers and the Cities: A Brief Introduction
About the Exhibition
Fisheries & Fishers
Pollution & Industrialization
Changing Landscapes
Fish Consumption
Authors & Acknowledgements
This exhibition was created by G. Haidvogl, A. Kraikovski, and J. Lajus under a CC BY 4.0 International license. This refers only to the text and does not include image rights.
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Haidvogl, Gertrud, Alexei Kraikovski, and Julia Lajus. “‘Commanding, sovereign stream’: The Neva and the Viennese Danube in the History of Imperial Metropolitan Centers.” Environment & Society Portal, Virtual Exhibitions 2019, no. 1. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. doi.org/10.5282/rcc/6576.

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