Outline of Saint Petersburg

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Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Petersburg:

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.

General reference[]

  • Pronunciation: (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (About this soundlisten));[1]
  • 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

Санкт-Петербург
Saint Petersburg is located in Russia
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Location within Russia
Coordinates: 59°57′N 30°18′E / 59.950°N 30.300°E / 59.950; 30.300

Location of Saint Petersburg[]

  • Saint Petersburg is situated within the following regions:
  • Time zone(s): Moscow Time (UTC+03)

Environment of Saint Petersburg[]

Satellite picture of St. Petersburg
The Griboyedov Canal
Aerial view of the Vasilyevsky Island
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[]

  • 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

Locations in Saint Petersburg[]

Bridges in Saint Petersburg[]

The Lomonosov Bridge
The Palace Bridge
The English Bridge

Bridges in Saint Petersburg

Cultural and exhibition centers in Saint Petersburg[]

Forts of Saint Petersburg[]

Aerial view of Peter and Paul Fortress

Monuments and memorials in Saint Petersburg[]

The Leningrad Hero City Obelisk

Museums and art galleries in Saint Petersburg[]

The Kunstkamera
Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps
The Russian Museum
The Menshikov Palace, a branch of the Hermitage Museum

Museums in Saint Petersburg

Palaces and villas in Saint Petersburg[]

The Winter Palace
Oranienbaum, the Grand Menshikov Palace
Peterhof Palace
Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo
The Amber Room in 1917

Parks and gardens in Saint Petersburg[]

The "Temple of Friendship" in Pavlovsk Park

Public squares in Saint Petersburg[]

Saint Isaac's Square

Public squares in Saint Petersburg

Religious buildings in Saint Petersburg[]

The Church of the Savior on Blood
Kazan Cathedral
Smolny Convent
Trinity Cathedral

Secular buildings in Saint Petersburg[]

The Admiralty tower
The Imperial Academy of Arts

Buildings and structures in Saint Petersburg

The Admiralty Embankment
The English Embankment
Quay with Sphinxes

Streets in Saint Petersburg[]

Theatres in Saint Petersburg[]

The Alexandrinsky Theatre
Saint Petersburg TV Tower
Narva Triumphal Arch

Theatres in Saint Petersburg

Towers in Saint Petersburg[]

Triumphal arches in Saint Petersburg[]

Demographics of Saint Petersburg[]

Demographics of Saint Petersburg

Government and politics of Saint Petersburg[]

Smolny Institute, the seat of the governor's office and city administration

Politics of Saint Petersburg

Law and order in Saint Petersburg[]

Military in Saint Petersburg[]

  • Western Military District

History of Saint Petersburg[]

History of Saint Petersburg

History of Saint Petersburg, by period or event[]

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[]

Culture of Saint Petersburg[]

Fence of the Catherine Palace
The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange
The Alexander Palace

Culture of Saint Petersburg

Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, an Italian architect who contributed numerous landmarks to St. Petersburg

Arts in Saint Petersburg[]

Architecture of Saint Petersburg[]

Architecture of Saint Petersburg

Cinema of Saint Petersburg[]

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[]

Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Igor Stravinsky, considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century
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[]

  • Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre
  • Teatralnaya laboratoriya

Visual arts of Saint Petersburg[]

The Rose Trellis Egg made in Saint Petersburg in 1907

Scarlet Sails, a public event during the White Nights Festival

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

Religion in Saint Petersburg[]

Saint Isaac's Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox Church
The Datsan Gunzechoinei

  • Catholicism in Saint Petersburg
  • Eastern Orthodoxy in Saint Petersburg
  • 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[]

Krestovsky Stadium
The Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Petrovsky Stadium

Sport in Saint Petersburg

  • Basketball in Saint Petersburg
    • BC Spartak Saint Petersburg
    • B.C. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    • Association football in Saint Petersburg
      • FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg
      • FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
    • Saint Petersburg derby

Economy and infrastructure of Saint Petersburg[]

Hotel Astoria
The Saint Petersburg hotel
The DLT department store

Economy of Saint Petersburg

  • Tourism in Saint Petersburg
    • Landmarks of Saint Petersburg

Transportation in Saint Petersburg[]

Pulkovo Airport
Cruise ship at Passenger Port of St. Petersburg

Transportation in Saint Petersburg

Rail transport in Saint Petersburg[]

Kirovsky Zavod metrostation
Tram on Moscow Gate Square

Education in Saint Petersburg[]

The Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology
Kikin Hall
Komarov Botanical Institute, the botanical garden

Education in Saint Petersburg

Healthcare in Saint Petersburg[]

  • Hospitals in Saint Petersburg
    • City hospital No. 40

See also[]

  • Outline of geography

References[]

  1. ^ Names of European cities in different languages: Q–T#S

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Saint Petersburg

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