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'''Saint Petersburg''', also known as '''Petrograd''' from 1914 and '''Leningrad''' from 1924, before reverting to its original name, | '''Saint Petersburg''', also known as '''Petrograd''' from 1914 and '''Leningrad''' from 1924, before reverting to its original name in 1991, is a city located in western [[Russia]]. | ||
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the [[Narodnaya Volya]] – the Russian [[Assassins|Assassin]] Brotherhood – was active in Saint Petersburg. | During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the [[Narodnaya Volya]] – the Russian [[Assassins|Assassin]] Brotherhood – was active in Saint Petersburg. | ||
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The city was expanded during the 18th and 19th centuries. When the 20th century turned, it was renamed Petrograd since St. Petersburg sounded too German. After the fall of the Russian Empire, it was renamed Leningrad, after [[Vladimir Lenin]]. The city would hold this name until the fall of the Soviet Union. | The city was expanded during the 18th and 19th centuries. When the 20th century turned, it was renamed Petrograd since St. Petersburg sounded too German. After the fall of the Russian Empire, it was renamed Leningrad, after [[Vladimir Lenin]]. The city would hold this name until the fall of the Soviet Union. | ||
Notably, the Russian Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]] visited the city on at least one occasion, during the [[Russian Revolution]] of 1917. | |||
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Revision as of 08:20, 13 August 2014
Saint Petersburg, also known as Petrograd from 1914 and Leningrad from 1924, before reverting to its original name in 1991, is a city located in western Russia.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Narodnaya Volya – the Russian Assassin Brotherhood – was active in Saint Petersburg.
History
St. Petersburg was founded in 1703 by the third Romanov Tsar, Peter the Great, who wanted to Westernize and reform Russia. He designed to the city to be modeled on the great cities he had seen in Europe during his tours there earlier in life. Peter called his new city his "Window on the West", and made it the new capital of the Russian Empire, much to the enmity of the conservative elite who still lived in Moscow. The city was given a more menacing nickname by those who were forced to build it: "the City of Bones". This was appropriate, as work crews died in their thousands from disease, starvation, and cold.
The city was expanded during the 18th and 19th centuries. When the 20th century turned, it was renamed Petrograd since St. Petersburg sounded too German. After the fall of the Russian Empire, it was renamed Leningrad, after Vladimir Lenin. The city would hold this name until the fall of the Soviet Union.
Notably, the Russian Assassin Nikolai Orelov visited the city on at least one occasion, during the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Gallery
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The Palace Square during the Russian Revolution -
Bolsheviks gathering in Petrograd -
Bolsheviks marching through Petrograd
