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May 10, 2024 · St. Petersburg, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia. It is a major historical and cultural center, as well as Russia’s second largest city. For two centuries (1712–1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire. Its historic district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990.
Oct 16, 2023 · About Saint Petersburg. The Facts: Federal district: Northwestern. Region: Federal city. Area: 556 sq mi (1,439 sq km). Population: ~ 5,500,000. Administrative Districts of Saint Petersburg: Аdmiralteysky, Vasileostrovsky, Vyborgsky, Kalininsky, Кirovsky, Kolpinsky, Krasnogvardeysky, Кrasnoselsky, Kronshtadtsky, Kurortny, Moskovsky, Nevsky ...
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Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg, known as Petrograd in 1914-1924 and Leningrad in 1924-1991, is the second largest city of Russia, with 5.6 million inhabitants, and the former capital of the Russian Empire. Overview.
Satellite view and map shows Saint Petersburg, for some times in history called Leningrad. It is Russia's second largest city, a major seaport and a Federal City, located in European Russia. The city, often described as the most western city of Russia, even if Kaliningrad in Kaliningrad Oblast is much further west.
Oct 16, 2023 · Krais of Russia: Altai, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Primorsky, Stavropol, Zabaykalsky. Autonomous okrugs of Russia: Chukotka, Khanty-Mansi, Nenets, Yamalo-Nenets. Federal cities of Russia: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Sevastopol. Autonomous Oblast of Russia: Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Last Updated: October 16, 2023
Saint Petersburg, [a] formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, [b] is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.
[Plan/map of the Imperial capital city of Moscow, prepared under the supervision of the architect Ivan Michurin in 1739.] Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. List of buildings, etc. in Russian, romanized Russian, and French; list of streets in Russian...
