Leningrad, USSR

Saint Petersburg Санкт-Петербург (Russian)
—  Federal city  —
Clockwise from top left: Peter and Paul Fortress on Zayachy Island, Admiralty building, Bronze Horseman on Senate Square, the Winter Palace, Saint Isaac's Cathedral, and the Moyka river.
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°57′N 30°18′E / 59.950°N 30.300°E / 59.950; 30.300Coordinates: 59°57′N 30°18′E / 59.950°N 30.300°E / 59.950; 30.300
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Northwestern
Economic region	Northwestern
Established	27 May 1703
Federal city Day	27 May
Government (as of March 2010)
• Governor	Georgy Poltavchenko (UR)
• Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Statistics
Area
• Total	1,439 km2 (556 sq mi)
Area rank	82nd
Population (2017 est.)
• Total	5,323,300 (permanent residents within city limits)
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-SPE
License plates	78, 98, 178
Official languages	Russian
Official website

Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] ( listen)) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with five million inhabitants in 2012. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).

Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27 [O.S. 16] 1703. In 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петрогра́д, IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈgrat]), in 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д, IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]), and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow.

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