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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of
1,439 square kilometers, Saint Petersburg is the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. 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.
flag of Saint Petersburg
flag of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg
Dubrovnik Charter
permission granted by Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria to the tradesmen from Dubrovnik to travel
coat of arms of Saint Petersburg
coat of arms of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg
Anthem of Saint Petersburg
song composed by Reinhold Glière
Milkmaid (Girl-with-a-pitcher) fountain, Tsarskoe Selo
famous fountain in Tsarskoye Selo (St. Petersburg)