Saint Petersburg
Neva River metropolis
Saint Petersburg is a major Russian city on the Baltic Sea, founded by Peter the Great as a "window to Europe" and serving as the Russian capital for two centuries.
The city has changed names with political tides—Petrograd during World War I, Leningrad during the Soviet era, then back to Saint Petersburg in 1991.
We visited the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.
Saint Petersburg is also a city in Florida, often called St.
Pete.
Russian empress, enlightenment era
- RomanovImperial Russian ruling family
- tsaristOf Russian emperors
- Russian EmpireRomanov-ruled Eurasian state
- October RevolutionSoviet founding coup
Siege of Leningrad · Bolsheviks · Winter Palace · Bloody Sunday · Decembrists · World War II · Great Northern War · founding
Classical dance on pointe
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- ShostakovichSoviet orchestral composer
- PushkinEugene Onegin author
- Dostoevsky19th-century Russian author
Tchaikovsky · Rimsky-Korsakov · Stravinsky · Nabokov · philharmonic · theatre · literary · poetry
Major Russian art institution
- Winter PalaceRussian imperial residence
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
ornate · facade · dome · spire · gilding · columns · frescoes · Rossi
Structures spanning obstacles
- embankmentsRaised earth structures
- drawbridgesHinged movable bridges
- boat tourGuided water excursion
- waterwaysNavigable bodies for transport
river cruise · waterfront · islands · delta · flooding
Eurasian federation, largest country
- MoscowRussia's capital city
- Baltic SeaNorthern European inland sea
- Gulf of FinlandBaltic Sea's eastern arm
- rublesRussian currency units
Soviet · post-Soviet · federal · Russian language · Cyrillic · metro · dachas · blini
Catherine the Great
Russian empress, enlightenment era
- RomanovImperial Russian ruling family
- tsaristOf Russian emperors
- Russian EmpireRomanov-ruled Eurasian state
October Revolution · Siege of Leningrad · Bolsheviks · Winter Palace · Bloody Sunday · Decembrists · World War II · Great Northern War · founding · capital
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- ShostakovichSoviet orchestral composer
- PushkinEugene Onegin author
Tchaikovsky · Rimsky-Korsakov · Stravinsky · Dostoevsky · Nabokov · philharmonic · theatre · literary · poetry · Fabergé
Hermitage
Major Russian art institution
- Winter PalaceRussian imperial residence
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
rococo · ornate · facade · dome · spire · gilding · columns · frescoes · Rossi · palatial
bridges
Structures spanning obstacles
- embankmentsRaised earth structures
- drawbridgesHinged movable bridges
- boat tourGuided water excursion
waterways · river cruise · waterfront · islands · delta · flooding
Russia
Eurasian federation, largest country
- MoscowRussia's capital city
- Baltic SeaNorthern European inland sea
- Gulf of FinlandBaltic Sea's eastern arm
rubles · Soviet · post-Soviet · federal · Russian language · Cyrillic · metro · dachas · blini · pelmeni
- Russian placesMoscow, Kremlin, Volgograd, Vladivostok, Kaliningrad
- Northwest RussiaMurmansk, Hermitage, Winter Palace
- Russian RegionsCentral, Northwestern, Southern, Siberian, Far Eastern
- St. Petersburg RegionPushkin, Hermitage, Amber Room, Gulf of Finland
- European geographyAustria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia