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St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербу́рг) is a city and a federal
subject located in Northwestern Federal District of Russia on
the delta of the Neva River at the east end of the Gulf of
Finland on the Baltic Sea. It is informally known as Piter
(Питер) and was formerly known as Petrograd
(Петрогра́д, 1914–1924) and Leningrad (Ленингра́д,
1924–1991)
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27, 1703 as a
"window to Europe", it served as the capital of the Russian
Empire for more than two hundred years (1712-1728 and
1732-1918). St. Petersburg ceased being the capital in 1918
when the government moved to Moscow after the Russian
Revolution of 1917.
With about 4.8 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area,
Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest and one of largest
cities in Europe, a major European cultural center, and the
second most important Russian port on the Baltic Sea.
subject located in Northwestern Federal District of Russia on
the delta of the Neva River at the east end of the Gulf of
Finland on the Baltic Sea. It is informally known as Piter
(Питер) and was formerly known as Petrograd
(Петрогра́д, 1914–1924) and Leningrad (Ленингра́д,
1924–1991)
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27, 1703 as a
"window to Europe", it served as the capital of the Russian
Empire for more than two hundred years (1712-1728 and
1732-1918). St. Petersburg ceased being the capital in 1918
when the government moved to Moscow after the Russian
Revolution of 1917.
With about 4.8 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area,
Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest and one of largest
cities in Europe, a major European cultural center, and the
second most important Russian port on the Baltic Sea.
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