Founding of Saint Petersburg (1703) – Tsar Peter the Great founded the city on 27 May 1703 after he reconquered the Ingrian land from Sweden, in the Great Northern War. Upon the city's founding, he named the city after his patron saint, the apostle Saint Peter.
Peter moved the capital from Moscow to Saint Petersburg in 1712.
After the death of Peter the Great in 1725, Peter II of Russia moved his seat back to Moscow, but in 1732 Saint Petersburg became capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years.
The Revolution of 1905 began in Saint Petersburg and spread rapidly into the provinces.
On 1 September 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, the Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd.
Leningrad affair (1949–1952) – Stalin had leaders and heroes of the city framed and executed, imprisoned, or exiled to Siberia, due to their popularity, including the mayor.
On 12 June 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in a referendum 54% of voters chose to restore "the original name, Saint Petersburg". Original names returned to many streets, bridges, Metro stations and parks.
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Saint Petersburg second largest city in Russia An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea it has the status of a federal subject a federal city Its name was changed to Petrograd in 1914 then to Leningrad in 1924 and back to Saint Petersburg in 1991 Flag of Saint PetersburgCoat of arms of Saint Petersburg Contents 1 General reference 2 Geography of Saint Petersburg 2 1 Location of Saint Petersburg 2 2 Environment of Saint Petersburg 2 2 1 Natural geographic features of Saint Petersburg 2 3 Areas of Saint Petersburg 2 4 Locations in Saint Petersburg 2 4 1 Bridges in Saint Petersburg 2 4 2 Cultural and exhibition centers in Saint Petersburg 2 4 3 Forts of Saint Petersburg 2 4 4 Monuments and memorials in Saint Petersburg 2 4 5 Museums and art galleries in Saint Petersburg 2 4 6 Palaces and villas in Saint Petersburg 2 4 7 Parks and gardens in Saint Petersburg 2 4 8 Public squares in Saint Petersburg 2 4 9 Religious buildings in Saint Petersburg 2 4 10 Secular buildings in Saint Petersburg 2 4 11 Streets in Saint Petersburg 2 4 12 Theatres in Saint Petersburg 2 4 13 Towers in Saint Petersburg 2 4 14 Triumphal arches in Saint Petersburg 2 5 Demographics of Saint Petersburg 3 Government and politics of Saint Petersburg 3 1 Law and order in Saint Petersburg 3 2 Military in Saint Petersburg 4 History of Saint Petersburg 4 1 History of Saint Petersburg by period or event 4 2 History of Saint Petersburg by subject 5 Culture of Saint Petersburg 5 1 Arts in Saint Petersburg 5 1 1 Architecture of Saint Petersburg 5 1 2 Cinema of Saint Petersburg 5 1 3 Literature of Saint Petersburg 5 1 4 Music and ballet of Saint Petersburg 5 1 5 Theatre of Saint Petersburg 5 1 6 Visual arts of Saint Petersburg 5 2 Religion in Saint Petersburg 5 3 Sports in Saint Petersburg 6 Economy and infrastructure of Saint Petersburg 6 1 Transportation in Saint Petersburg 6 1 1 Rail transport in Saint Petersburg 7 Education in Saint Petersburg 8 Healthcare in Saint Petersburg 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksGeneral reference editPronunciation Russian Sankt Peterbu rg tr Sankt Peterburg IPA ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk 1 Common English name s Saint Petersburg Official English name s Saint Petersburg Adjectival s Saint Petersburgian Demonym s Saint Petersburgian Saint PetersburgerGeography of Saint Petersburg editGeography of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city a federal city Population of Saint Petersburg 5 323 300 Area of Saint Petersburg 1 439 km2 556 sq mi Atlas of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Sankt Peterburg nbsp nbsp Saint PetersburgLocation within RussiaCoordinates 59 57 N 30 18 E 59 950 N 30 300 E 59 950 30 300 Location of Saint Petersburg edit Saint Petersburg is situated within the following regions Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia Europe outline Eastern Europe Russia outline Northwestern Federal District Time zone s Moscow Time UTC 03 Environment of Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Satellite picture of St Petersburg nbsp The Griboyedov Canal nbsp Aerial view of the Vasilyevsky Island nbsp Districts of St Petersburg 1 Admiralteysky 2 Vasileostrovsky 3 Vyborgsky 4 Kalininsky 5 Kirovsky 6 Kolpinsky 7 Krasnogvardeysky 8 Krasnoselsky 9 Kronshtadtsky 10 Kurortny 11 Moskovsky 12 Nevsky 13 Petrogradsky 14 Petrodvortsovy 15 Primorsky 16 Pushkinsky 17 Frunzensky 18 Tsentralny Climate of Saint Petersburg Natural geographic features of Saint Petersburg edit Canals in Saint Petersburg Griboyedov Canal Ligovsky Canal Obvodny Canal Winter Canal Hills in Saint Petersburg Duderhof Heights Pulkovo Heights Islands in Saint Petersburg Aptekarsky Island Dekabristov Island Hare Island Kamenny Islands Krestovsky Island Yelagin Island Kotlin Island New Holland Island Petrogradsky Island Vasilyevsky Island Lakes in Saint Petersburg Lakhtinsky Razliv Ligovsky Pond Rivers in Saint Petersburg Izhora River Karpovka River Moyka River Neva River Bolshaya Neva River Bolshaya Nevka River Fontanka River Malaya Neva Okhta River Sestra River Areas of Saint Petersburg edit Districts of Saint Petersburg Central Saint Petersburg Locations in Saint Petersburg edit Tourist attractions in Saint Petersburg Museums in Saint Petersburg Shopping areas and markets World Heritage Sites in Saint Petersburg Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Bridges in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Lomonosov Bridge nbsp The Palace Bridge nbsp The English Bridge Bridges in Saint Petersburg Anichkov Bridge Bank Bridge Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge Bridge of Four Lions Egyptian Bridge English Bridge Exchange Bridge Finland Railway Bridge Hermitage Bridge Italian Bridge Lazarevskiy Bridge Lomonosov Bridge Marble Bridge Palace Bridge Saint Petersburg Dam Floods in Saint Petersburg Trinity Bridge Cultural and exhibition centers in Saint Petersburg edit Kuryokhin Center Saint Petersburg Manege Forts of Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Aerial view of Peter and Paul Fortress Fort Alexander Peter and Paul Fortress Grand Ducal Burial Vault Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Saint Petersburg Mint Monuments and memorials in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Leningrad Hero City Obelisk Alexander Column Bronze Horseman Chesme Column Column of Glory Green Belt of Glory Leningrad Hero City Obelisk Monument to Nicholas I Monument to Peter I Peter and Paul Fortress Monument to Peter I St Michael s Castle Rimsky Korsakov Monument Museums and art galleries in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Kunstkamera nbsp Military Historical Museum of Artillery Engineers and Signal Corps nbsp The Russian Museum nbsp The Menshikov Palace a branch of the Hermitage Museum Museums in Saint Petersburg Arctic and Antarctic Museum ARKA Gallery Central Naval Museum Dmitry Mendeleev s Memorial Museum Apartment Dostoyevsky Museum Erarta Erarta Galleries Faberge Museum in Saint Petersburg Grand Maket Rossiya Hermitage Museum Hermitage cats Kunstkamera Military Historical Museum of Artillery Engineers and Signal Corps Museum of Electrical Transport Museum of Political History of Russia Museum of Russian Submarine Forces National Pushkin Museum Rimsky Korsakov Apartment and Museum Russian cruiser Aurora Russian Museum Cabin of Peter the Great Collections of the Russian Museum Russian Museum of Ethnography Russian Museum of Military Medicine Russian Railway Museum Saint Petersburg Toy Museum State Museum of the History of St Petersburg Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts Suvorov Museum V V Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Palaces and villas in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Winter Palace nbsp Oranienbaum the Grand Menshikov Palace nbsp Peterhof Palace nbsp Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo nbsp The Amber Room in 1917 Alexis Palace Anichkov Palace Beloselsky Belozersky Palace Gatchina Palace Kamenny Island Palace Kikin Hall Lobanov Rostovsky Palace Marble Palace Mariinsky Palace Menshikov Palace Moika Palace Naryshkin Shuvalov Palace Nevsky Prospect 86 New Michael Palace Nicholas Palace Oranienbaum Pavlovsk Palace Peterhof Palace Monplaisir Palace Peterhof Grand Palace Saint Michael s Castle Saltykov Mansion Shuvalov Palace Stroganov Palace Summer Palace Summer Palace of Peter the Great Tauride Palace Tsarskoye Selo Alexander Palace Catherine Palace Amber Room Kagul Obelisk Sophia Cathedral Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum Vladimir Palace Vorontsov Palace Winter Palace Military Gallery of the Winter Palace Neva Enfilade of the Winter Palace Private Apartments of the Winter Palace Yelagin Palace Parks and gardens in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Temple of Friendship in Pavlovsk Park Alexander Garden Alexander Park Catherine Park Field of Mars Maritime Victory Park Mikhailovsky Garden Rossi Pavilion Monplaisir Garden Moskovsky Victory Park Pavlovsk Park Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden Summer Garden Public squares in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Saint Isaac s Square Public squares in Saint Petersburg Manezhnaya Square Muzhestva Square Palace Square Saint Isaac s Square Senate Square Sennaya Square Victory Square Vosstaniya Square Religious buildings in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Church of the Savior on Blood nbsp Kazan Cathedral nbsp Smolny Convent nbsp Trinity Cathedral Alexander Nevsky Lavra Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra Ascension Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chesme Church Church of St Catherine Church of the Epiphany Church of the Savior on Blood Coastal Monastery of Saint Sergius Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Mary Gothic Chapel Ioannovsky Convent Kazan Cathedral Kronstadt Naval Cathedral Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Old Trinity Cathedral Sacred Heart Church Saint Andrew s Cathedral Saint Catherine s Armenian Church Saint Isaac s Cathedral Saint Sampson s Cathedral Saviour Church on Sennaya Square Smolny Convent St John the Baptist Church St John s Church St Julian s Church St Nicholas Naval Cathedral St Stanislaus Church St Vladimir s Cathedral Transfiguration Cathedral Trinity Cathedral Vladimirskaya Church Secular buildings in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Admiralty tower nbsp The Imperial Academy of Arts Buildings and structures in Saint Petersburg nbsp The Admiralty Embankment nbsp The English Embankment nbsp Quay with Sphinxes Admiralty building Ciniselli Circus Eliseyev Emporium Esders and Scheefhaals building General Staff Building House of Soviets Imperial Academy of Arts Kotomin House Lakhta Center Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences National Library of Russia Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns Pulkovo Observatory Pushkin House Saint Petersburg City Duma Saint Petersburg Commodity and Stock Exchange Saint Petersburg Mint Singer House Smolny Institute Tolstoy House Twelve Collegia Utkina Dacha Wawelberg Bank building Streets in Saint Petersburg edit Bolshoy Prospekt Gorokhovaya Street Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt Ligovsky Avenue Lines of Vasilyevsky Island Liteyny Avenue Malaya Sadovaya Street Millionnaya Street Moskovsky Avenue Neva embankments Admiralty Embankment Lions at the Dvortsovaya pier English Embankment Kutuzov Embankment Palace Embankment Universitetskaya Embankment Quay with Sphinxes Nevsky Prospect Sadovaya Street Theatres in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Alexandrinsky Theatre nbsp Saint Petersburg TV Tower nbsp Narva Triumphal Arch Theatres in Saint Petersburg Alexandrinsky Theatre Baltic House Festival Theatre Bolshoi Theatre Hermitage Theatre Kamenny Island Theatre Komedianty Theatre Lensovet Theatre Liteiny Theatre Mariinsky Theatre Mikhailovsky Theatre Ostrov Theatre Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater Youth Theatre on the Fontanka Zazerkalie Towers in Saint Petersburg edit Griffins tower Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light Saint Petersburg TV Tower Triumphal arches in Saint Petersburg edit Moscow Triumphal Gate Narva Triumphal Arch Demographics of Saint Petersburg edit Demographics of Saint PetersburgGovernment and politics of Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Smolny Institute the seat of the governor s office and city administration Politics of Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg City Administration Governor of Saint Petersburg Law and order in Saint Petersburg edit Charter of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Police Military in Saint Petersburg edit Western Military DistrictHistory of Saint Petersburg editHistory of Saint Petersburg History of Saint Petersburg by period or event edit nbsp Tsar Peter the Great who founded Saint Petersburg in 1703 Timeline of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg during the Imperial Era 1703 1917 Founding of Saint Petersburg 1703 Tsar Peter the Great founded the city on 27 May 1703 after he reconquered the Ingrian land from Sweden in the Great Northern War Upon the city s founding he named the city after his patron saint the apostle Saint Peter Peter moved the capital from Moscow to Saint Petersburg in 1712 After the death of Peter the Great in 1725 Peter II of Russia moved his seat back to Moscow but in 1732 Saint Petersburg became capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years The Revolution of 1905 began in Saint Petersburg and spread rapidly into the provinces On 1 September 1914 after the outbreak of World War I the Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd Saint Petersburg during the Revolution and Soviet Era 1917 1941 In March 1917 during the February Revolution Nicholas II abdicated On 7 November 1917 the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin stormed the Winter Palace in an event known thereafter as the October Revolution Lenin moved his government to Moscow on 5 March 1918 On 26 January 1924 five days after Lenin s death Petrograd was renamed Leningrad Saint Petersburg during World War II 1941 1945 Siege of Leningrad 1941 1944 Saint Petersburg during the Soviet Era 1945 1991 Leningrad affair 1949 1952 Stalin had leaders and heroes of the city framed and executed imprisoned or exiled to Siberia due to their popularity including the mayor Contemporary Era 1991 present On 12 June 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union in a referendum 54 of voters chose to restore the original name Saint Petersburg Original names returned to many streets bridges Metro stations and parks History of Saint Petersburg by subject edit Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1723 Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1762 Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1805 Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1812 Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1825 Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1834 Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1875 Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1881 Culture of Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Fence of the Catherine Palace nbsp The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange nbsp The Alexander Palace Culture of Saint Petersburg nbsp Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli an Italian architect who contributed numerous landmarks to St Petersburg Arts in Saint Petersburg edit Architecture of Saint Petersburg edit Architecture of Saint Petersburg Art Nouveau architecture in Saint Petersburg Singer House Baroque architecture in Saint Petersburg Smolny Convent Vorontsov Palace Fences in Saint Petersburg Gothic Revival architecture in Saint Petersburg Gothic Chapel Greek Revival architecture in Saint Petersburg Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange Neoclassical architecture in Saint Petersburg Alexander Palace General Staff Building Trinity Cathedral Palladian architecture in Saint Petersburg Smolny Institute Petrine Baroque in Saint Petersburg Menshikov Palace Twelve Collegia Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Cinema of Saint Petersburg edit Festival of Festivals Saint Petersburg International Film Festival Literature of Saint Petersburg edit Fyodor Dostoyevsky Crime and Punishment The Double Nikolai Gogol The Nose Aleksandr Pushkin Ivan Turgenev National Library of Russia Music and ballet of Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Saint Petersburg Conservatory Ballet of Saint Petersburg Mariinsky Ballet Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet St Petersburg Ballet Theatre nbsp Igor Stravinsky considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century nbsp Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre Music of Saint Petersburg Music schools in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Conservatory Music venues in Saint Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Mikhailovsky Theatre Saint Petersburg Philharmonia St Petersburg Music Hall Musical compositions dedicated to Saint Petersburg Symphony No 7 Shostakovich Musical ensembles in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra Saint Petersburg Court Chapel Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra The Male Choir of St Petersburg Musicians from Saint Petersburg Alexander Borodin Victor Ewald Alexander Glazunov Alexander Serov Dmitri Shostakovich Igor Stravinsky The Five Theatre of Saint Petersburg edit Lensovet Theatre Teatralnaya laboratoriya Visual arts of Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Rose Trellis Egg made in Saint Petersburg in 1907 Fine Art of Leningrad Leningrad School of Painting Painters of Saint Petersburg Events in Saint Petersburg nbsp Scarlet Sails a public event during the White Nights Festival White Nights Festival Festival of Festivals Scarlet Sails White Nights International Marathon Languages of Saint Petersburg Russian language Veps language Media in Saint Petersburg Newspapers in Saint Petersburg The St Petersburg Times Radio and television in Saint Petersburg Television and radio stations in Saint Petersburg People from Saint Petersburg List of people from Saint Petersburg George Balanchine Peter Carl Faberge Ludvig Faddeev Mikhail Kutuzov Vladimir Nabokov Religion in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Saint Isaac s Cathedral a Russian Orthodox Church nbsp The Datsan Gunzechoinei Religion in Saint Petersburg Catholicism in Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg Church of St Catherine Eastern Orthodoxy in Saint Petersburg Transfiguration Cathedral Russian Orthodoxy in Saint Petersburg Russian Orthodox Church Buddhism in Saint Petersburg Datsan Gunzechoinei Islam in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Mosque Judaism in Saint Petersburg Grand Choral Synagogue Sports in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Krestovsky Stadium nbsp The Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex nbsp Petrovsky Stadium Sport in Saint Petersburg Basketball in Saint Petersburg BC Spartak Saint Petersburg B C Zenit Saint Petersburg Football in Saint Petersburg Association football in Saint Petersburg FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg derby Ice hockey in Saint Petersburg HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg SKA Saint Petersburg Sports competitions in Saint Petersburg 2006 07 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Leningrad City Chess Championship St Petersburg Open White Nights Marathon Sports venues in Saint Petersburg Ice Palace Krestovsky Stadium Petrovsky Stadium Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex Yubileyny Sports PalaceEconomy and infrastructure of Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Hotel Astoria nbsp The Saint Petersburg hotel nbsp The DLT department store Economy of Saint Petersburg Financial services in Saint Petersburg Bank Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange Hotels in Saint Petersburg Angleterre Hotel Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg Grand Hotel Europe Hotel Astoria Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace Oktyabrskaya Hotel Saint Petersburg Restaurants and cafes in Saint Petersburg Literaturnoye Kafe Shipbuilding industry Admiralty Shipyard Almaz Shipbuilding Company Shopping malls and markets in Saint Petersburg Shopping malls in Saint Petersburg DLT Galeria Great Gostiny Dvor Passage Tourism in Saint Petersburg Landmarks of Saint Petersburg Transportation in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Pulkovo Airport nbsp Cruise ship at Passenger Port of St Petersburg Transportation in Saint Petersburg Public transport in Saint Petersburg Public transport operators in Saint Petersburg Air transport in Saint Petersburg Airports in Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Maritime transport in Saint Petersburg Ports and harbours in Saint Petersburg Big port Saint Petersburg Passenger Port of St Petersburg Shipping lines serving Saint Petersburg Baltic Sea Shipping Company Road transport in Saint Petersburg Bus transport in Saint Petersburg Central Arc Thoroughfare Saint Petersburg Ring Road Rail transport in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp Kirovsky Zavod metrostation nbsp Tram on Moscow Gate Square Rail transport in Saint Petersburg Railway stations in Saint Petersburg Baltiysky railway station Finland Station Riihimaki Saint Petersburg railway Ladozhsky railway station Moskovsky railway station Vitebsky railway station nbsp Saint Petersburg Metro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp List of Saint Petersburg Metro stations Trams in Saint Petersburg Vasileostrovsky tram depotEducation in Saint Petersburg edit nbsp The Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology nbsp Kikin Hall nbsp Komarov Botanical Institute the botanical garden Education in Saint Petersburg Primary schools in Saint Petersburg St Petersburg Classical Gymnasium Secondary schools in Saint Petersburg Karl May School Saint Peter s School Saint Petersburg Lyceum 30 Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239 The Second Saint Petersburg Gymnasium Tavricheskaya Art School Higher education and academic institutions in Saint Petersburg Music schools Kikin Hall Saint Petersburg Conservatory Universities in Saint Petersburg Herzen University Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Research institutes in Saint Petersburg Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Bekhterev Psychoneurological Institute Komarov Botanical Institute Krylov State Research CenterHealthcare in Saint Petersburg editHospitals in Saint Petersburg City hospital No 40See also edit nbsp Russia portal Outline of geographyReferences edit Names of European cities in different languages Q T 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