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Saint Petersburg,[a] formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991; see below), is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of roughly 5.6 million residents as of 2021.[4] 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 Russia's Imperial capital, 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.[9] 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.[10] It served as a capital of the Tsardom of Russia, and the subsequent Russian Empire,

Saint Petersburg - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 59°56′15″N 30°18′31″E / 59.93750°N 30.30861°E / 59.93750; 30.30861 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Second-largest city in Russia "Petrograd", "Leningrad", and "SPb" redirect here. For the American city, see St. Petersburg, Florida . For other uses, see Saint Petersburg (disambiguation) , Petrograd (disambiguation) , Leningrad (disambiguation) , and SPB (disambiguation) . {{Center|[[File:Гимн Санкт-Петербурга.ogg]]}}"},"image_map":{"wt":"{{Maplink|from=Russia/Saint_Petersburg.map|frame=yes|plain=yes|zoom=8}}"},"image_map1":{"wt":"

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