Saint Petersburg

/ ˈpiːtəzˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city and port in Russia, on the Gulf of Finland at the mouth of the Neva River: founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built on low-lying marshes subject to frequent flooding; capital of Russia from 1712 to 1918; a cultural and educational centre, with a university (1819); a major industrial centre, with engineering, shipbuilding, chemical, textile, and printing industries. Pop: 5 315 000 (2005 est) Former namesPetrograd1914–24Leningrad1924–91
2. a city and resort in W Florida, on Tampa Bay. Pop: 247 610 (2003 est)

Saint Petersburg

1. City in northwestern Russia , situated at the head of the Gulf of Finland on both banks of the Neva River and on the islands of its delta; the second-largest city in Russia; a major port, and one of the world's leading industrial and cultural centers.

Notes

Because it is so far north, St. Petersburg experiences “white nights” for three weeks in June when the sky never completely darkens.

It is the location of the historic Winter Palace, which was sacked during the Russian Revolution but later became the Hermitage Museum.

The first Russian city modeled after European cities, it was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great , who wanted to make it his “window to the West”; renamed Petrograd at the start of World War I and then Leningrad in 1924 in honor of Lenin .

With the collapse of communism , the city was renamed St. Petersburg.

Example Sentences

When Putin hosted the G8 in Saint Petersburg in 2006, he talked about how Russia was becoming more democratic.

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Now the public offices at Saint Petersburg, at all events, are kept fairly clean.

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Perhaps with the same object the late Emperor introduced foot pavements in Saint Petersburg.

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“This is worse than losing ourselves in the streets of Saint Petersburg,” cried Harry, who was in no ways daunted.

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Many of the richest shopkeepers in Moscow and Saint Petersburg have sprung from this humble class of dealers.

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Steamers run between it and Saint Petersburg several times in the day.

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