Part of St. Petersburg is built in a swamp. There are 365 bridges in the city, and the longest Neva Street is 130 feet wide and 4 miles long. High-rise buildings stand on both sides of the street, and beautiful neva river slowly passes through the city.
Regarding this city, the great Russian poet Pushkin commented: "Nature is destined for us to set foot on Europe quickly through a window here."
Because of St. Petersburg, Russia moved from the inland to the ocean; Because of St. Petersburg, Russia began to integrate into Europe. In the eyes of Russians, St. Petersburg is a symbol of Russian civilization and a bridge connecting Asia and Europe.
Today, St. Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia, the country's largest industrial, scientific and cultural center and seaport.
St. Petersburg history
Nine years after its establishment, St. Petersburg became the second capital of the Russian Empire until 19 17. In the long history, St. Petersburg has been renamed three times. Peter the Great originally named it "St. Petersburg", indicating that he was interested in learning from Western Europe, because "burg" means city and is taken from German. However, after the outbreak of World War I, Russia joined the war against Germany, and St. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd (meaning "city" in Russian). The name was used all the time in 1924, during which she won the "October Revolution" in 19 17. 1924 After Lenin's death, Petrograd was renamed Leningrad to commemorate the revolutionary leader. During World War II, this heroic city was besieged by Nazi Germans for 900 days, but the heroic Soviet soldiers and civilians finally defeated the besieged Germans. 199 1 After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the city resumed its original name-St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg personality
If you have never been to St. Petersburg, then you have never been to Russia.
The city is elegant, quiet and resplendent, and there is a European aristocratic demeanor in every gesture; And her "twin cities" Moscow, its architectural style is full of admiration for the revolutionary era and industrial civilization.
1762, Tsar Catherine II ended the swing of the Russian capital between St. Petersburg and Moscow, and St. Petersburg finally became the only capital of the empire. The queen set out to plan the layout of the whole St. Petersburg, and planned the city according to a more traditional artistic style, which made St. Petersburg have a neoclassical color and become one of the most luxurious cities in Europe.
Later rulers built some favorite buildings during their term of office. So since 1762, St. Petersburg has been constantly changing, with richer styles and larger scale, but the whole city still maintains amazing harmony.
19th century is the golden age of St. Petersburg aristocrats, which is full of ballet and ballroom dancing, literary discussions, tea and delicious caviar. It was also during this period that St. Petersburg became a city of poets, gathering the greatest poets, writers and musicians in Russia. Pushkin, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky, Tchaikovsky …
By the beginning of the 20th century, St. Petersburg was full of vitality in population and economy. At the same time, she has also undergone revolutionary changes in culture. In cultural salons, student unions and even pubs, voices discussing philosophical or religious issues can be seen everywhere, and voices reading poems can also be seen everywhere.
As the former imperial capital, the cradle of revolution and the source of Russian culture and art, St. Petersburg occupies a unique position in Russian history. It embodies the strong will of the Russian nation and shows the great creativity of the Russian people.