St Petersburg / Leningrad, Russia - Palace Drawbridge -Soviet

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) (?????-?????????) - Palace Drawbridge
• Publisher:  [in Cyrillic] [shows Moscow Olympics logo]
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Saint Petersburg (Russian: ?????-?????????, tr. Sankt-Peterburg; IPA: [sankt p??t??r'burk] ( listen)) is the second largest city in Russia, politically incorporated as a federal subject (a federal city). It is located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. In 1914 the name of the city was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: ?????????; IPA: [p??tr?'grat]), in 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: ?????????; IPA: [l??n??n'grat]), and in 1991, back to Saint Petersburg.

In Russian literature, informal documents, and discourse, the word ""Saint"" (Russian: ?????) is usually omitted, leaving ""Petersburg"" (Russian: ?????????). In casual conversation Russians may drop the ""burg"" (Russian: ????) as well, referring to it as ""Piter"" (Russian: ?????).

Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27 [O.S. 16] 1703. Between 1713–1728 and 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the imperial capital of Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved from Saint Petersburg (then named Petrograd) to Moscow.^[11] It is Russia's 2nd largest city after Moscow with 5 million inhabitants (2012) and the fourth most populated federal subject.^[6] Saint Petersburg is a major European cultural center, and also an important Russian port on the Baltic Sea.

Saint Petersburg is often described as the most Western city of Russia, as well as its cultural capital.^[12] It is the northernmost city in the world with a population of over one million.^[13] The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is also home to The Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world.^[14] A large number of foreign consulates, international corporations, banks, and other businesses are located in Saint Petersburg.

type=printed

city/ region=st petersburg

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)