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  2. Saint Petersburg - Wikipedia

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    Swedish colonists built Nyenskans, a fortress at the mouth of the Neva River in 1611, which was later called Ingermanland, which was inhabited by Finnic tribe of Ingrians. The small town of Nyen grew up around it.
    At the end of the 17th century, Peter the Great, who was interested in seafaring and maritime affairs, wanted Russia to gain a seaport to trade with the rest of Europe. He needed a better seaport than the co…

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    The second largest city in Russia, St. Petersburg is the country’s cultural heart. View splendid architectural gems like the Winter Palace and the Kazan Cathedral, and give yourself plenty of time to browse the world-renowned art collection of the Hermitage.

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    One of the world's most beautiful cities, St. Petersburg has all the ingredients for an unforgettable travel experience: high art, lavish architecture, wild nightlife, an extraordinary history and rich cultural traditions that have inspired and nurtured some of the modern world's greatest literature, music, and visual art.

  5. St. Petersburg - Russian National Tourist Office

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    St Petersburg was founded on 16 May 1703 on the order of Tsar Peter I, with the construction of the Peter and Paul Fortress. The original name of the future capital of Russia was St Peter-Burkh. In the 1720s, it was replaced by St Petersburg.

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    St. Petersburg, Russian Sankt Peterburg, formerly (1914–24) Petrograd and (1924–91) Leningrad, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia. A major historical and cultural centre and an important port, St. Petersburg lies about 400 miles (640 km) northwest of Moscow and only about 7° south of the Arctic Circle.

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    St. Petersburg's suburban palaces. Among St. Petersburg's greatest visitor attractions are the incredible Imperial parks and palaces in the suburbs of the city. Built for generations of Romanovs, these extravagant and extraordinary estates reflect the individual tastes of each of Russia's remarkable rulers.

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    St. Petersburg's amazing founder. It was the sheer force of will of St. Petersburg's founder, the first Emperor of Russia, that in two decades saw the development of a thriving modern city where before there had been only marshland, and this was far from the only incredible achievement of Peter's 40-year reign.

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    What are the characteristics of St Petersburg Russia?
    Three distinctive characteristics of St. Petersburg engage attention. The first is the city’s harmonious mix of western European and Russian architecture. Second is St. Petersburg’s lack of an unequivocal city centre, which, in other Russian cities of medieval origin, is defined by a kremlin and its surrounding area.

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