Saint Petersburg is the 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.
General reference Pronunciation: ();Names of European cities in different languages: Q–T#S Common English name(s): Saint Petersburg Official English name(s): Saint Petersburg Adjectival(s): Saint Petersburgian Demonym(s): Saint Petersburgian, (Saint) Petersburger
Geography of Saint Petersburg
Geography 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
Location of Saint Petersburg
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
Climate of Saint Petersburg
Natural geographic features of Saint Petersburg
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
Districts of Saint Petersburg Central Saint Petersburg
Locations in Saint Petersburg
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
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 Kuryokhin Center Saint Petersburg Manege
Forts of Saint Petersburg
Fort Alexander Peter and Paul Fortress Grand Ducal Burial Vault Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Saint Petersburg Mint
Monuments and memorials in Saint Petersburg
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
Museums in Saint Petersburg Arctic and Antarctic Museum ARKA Gallery Central Naval Museum Dmitry Mendeleev's Memorial Museum Apartment Dostoyevsky Museum Erarta Erarta Galleries Fabergé 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
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
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
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
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
Buildings and structures in Saint Petersburg
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
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
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
Griffins' tower Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light Saint Petersburg TV Tower
Triumphal arches in Saint Petersburg
Moscow Triumphal Gate Narva Triumphal Arch
Demographics of Saint Petersburg
Demographics of Saint Petersburg
Government and politics of Saint Petersburg
Politics of Saint Petersburg
Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg City Administration Governor of Saint Petersburg
Law and order in Saint Petersburg
Charter of Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Police
Military in Saint Petersburg Western Military District
History of Saint Petersburg
History of Saint Petersburg
History of Saint Petersburg, by period or event
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
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
Culture of Saint Petersburg
Arts in Saint Petersburg
Architecture of Saint Petersburg
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
Festival of Festivals Saint Petersburg International Film Festival
Literature of Saint Petersburg 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
Ballet of Saint Petersburg Mariinsky Ballet Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet St Petersburg Ballet 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