"By publishing this guide, the publishing house sets the task of helping tens of thousands of excursionists, tens of thousands of people entering Leningrad universities and technical schools, and everyone interested in navigating this wonderful city, familiarizing them with its past and present, with sights, historical monuments and cultural values ​ ​ of the city, with the achievements of the working people of Leningrad on the front of building socialism, with the brilliant future of Leningrad..."