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Jan 4, 2019 · It was only 10 years that St. Petersburg was known as Petrograd because in 1917 the Russian Revolution 503 changed everything for the country, including the city's name. At the beginning of the year, the Russian monarchy was overthrown, and by year's end, the Bolsheviks had taken control.
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The Russian capital of St. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd on this day in 1914. The Russian Empire wanted to avoid the German name of its capital (the name of Saint Petersburg had been used since the time of Peter the Great). A month before that, Germany and Russia entered World War I.
Saint Petersburg, [c] formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, [d] 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, [4] with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area.
Emperor Nicholas II decided to get rid of the city’s ‘German’ name and ordered it to be renamed ‘Petrograd’, which still literally meant ‘the City of Peter’, but in a Russian form.
Petrograd (Петроград), the name given in 1914 on the outbreak of World War I to avoid the German sound of Petersburg, was a Slavic translation of the previous name. The name was changed to Leningrad (Ленинград) in 1924. The city was built under adverse weather and geographical conditions.
Sep 25, 2024 · St. Petersburg, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia. It is a major historical and cultural center, as well as Russia’s second largest city. For two centuries (1712–1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire. Its historic district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990.
In 1712-1728 and 1732-1918 it was the capital of Russia. In 1914, the city changed its name to Petrograd. In 1924, immediately after the death of Vladimir Lenin, the city was renamed to...
