Санкт-Петербург

Санкт-Петербург

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Population5,597,763
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, 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. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after the apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with the birth of the Russian Empire and Russia's entry into modern history as a European great power. It served as a capital of the Tsardom of Russia, and the subsequent Russian Empire, from 1712 to 1918 (being replaced by Moscow for a short period of time between 1728 and 1730). After the October Revolution in 1917, the Bolsheviks moved their government to Moscow. The city was renamed Leningrad after Lenin's death in 1924. It was the site of the siege of Leningrad during World War II, the most lethal siege in history. In June 1991, only a few months before the Belovezha Accords and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, voters supported restoring the city's original appellation in a city-wide referendum. As Russia's cultural centre, Saint Petersburg received over 15 million tourists in 2018. It is considered an important economic, scientific, and tourism centre of Russia and Europe. In modern times, the city has the nickname of being "the Northern Capital of Russia" and is home to notable federal government bodies such as the Constitutional Court of Russia and the Heraldic Council of the President of the Russian Federation. It is also a seat for the National Library of Russia and a planned location for the Supreme Court of Russia, as well as the home to the headquarters of the Russian Navy, and the Leningrad Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world, the Lakhta Center, the tallest skyscraper in Europe, and was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2020.

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Музей обороны и блокады Ленинграда

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Лахта-центр

Лахта-центр

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Подводная лодка Д-2 «Народоволец»

Подводная лодка Д-2 «Народоволец»

Витебский вокзал

Витебский вокзал

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Музей Стрит-Арта

Музей Стрит-Арта

Казанский собор

Казанский собор

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Государственный Эрмитаж

Государственный Эрмитаж

The State Hermitage Museum (Russian: Государственный Эрмитаж, romanized: Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, IPA: [ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ]) is a museum of art and culture …

Дом Советов

Дом Советов

The House of Soviets (Russian: Дом Советов, Dom Sovetov) is an office building built in Stalinist style in the late …

Банковский мост

Банковский мост

Bank Bridge (Russian: Bankovsky most, Банковский мост) is a 25 m (82 ft) long pedestrian bridge crossing the Griboedov Canal …

Константиновский дворец

Константиновский дворец

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Шереметевский дворец

Шереметевский дворец

The Fountain House is a palace in Russia built by the Sheremetev family, named after the nearby Fontanka river. Since …

Музей Анны Ахматовой в Фонтанном доме

Музей Анны Ахматовой в Фонтанном доме

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Музей антропологии и этнографии имени Петра Великого Российской Академии наук

Музей антропологии и этнографии имени Петра Великого Российской Академии наук

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Ледокол «Красин»

Ледокол «Красин»

The first icebreaker Krassin, or Krasin, (Russian: Красин) was built for the Imperial Russian Navy as Svyatogor. She had a …

Крейсер "Аврора"

Крейсер "Аврора"

Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра, romanized: Avrora, IPA: [ɐˈvrorə]) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint …

Исаакиевский собор

Исаакиевский собор

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Государственный музей истории Санкт-Петербурга

Государственный музей истории Санкт-Петербурга

The State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Государственный музей истории Санкт-Петербурга) is a museum of the history …

Санкт-Петербургская Биржа

Санкт-Петербургская Биржа

Ростральная колонна

Ростральная колонна

Гранд Макет Россия

Гранд Макет Россия

Grand Maket Rossiya (Russian: Гранд Макет Россия) is a private museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is a model layout …

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