The monograph is dedicated to the life and work of L.A. Ilyin, one of the largest Russian Soviet urban architects. The book was prepared for publication in the late 1980s. and is published 18 years after the death of the author. The publication is equipped with a commentary, a personal index, as well as a list of creative works by L.A. Ilyin. The book is intended for historians, art historians, local historians and for a wide range of readers interested in the history and culture of St. Petersburg.