The struggle for Petrograd occupies a special place in the history of the Civil War in Russia. All warring parties perfectly understood both the military and political significance of the city. The Petrograd epic began with the campaign of Krasnov's troops to the capital in the fall of 1917, and ended with the Kronstadt rebellion of 1921. The work of the famous historian N.A. Kornatovsky, first published in 1929, contains the most complete description of the events that took place in and around Petrograd in the post-revolutionary years. The book is of great interest to both specialists and lovers of military history.