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The federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, is divided into eighteen rayony (rie-yawhny) ("districts", Russian: районы, singular: rayon ), which are in turn subdivided into municipal okrugs, municipal towns, and municipal settlements.
Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city .
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The district was established in 1919.[citation needed] The 2nd People's Militia Divisionwas formed rapidly in this district in 1941 in the face of the advancing German armies.
Moskovsky District comprises the following five municipal okrugs: 1. Gagarinskoye 2. Moskovskaya zastava 3. Novoizmaylovskoye 4. Pulkovsky meridian 5. Zvyozdnoye
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1. Законодательное Собрание Санкт-Петербурга. Закон №411-68 от 25 июля 2005 г. «О территориальном устройстве Санкт-Петербурга», в ред. Закона №685-130 от 26 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Санкт-Петербурга "О территориальном устройстве Санкт-Петербурга" и Закон Санкт-Петербурга "О рассмотрении предложений о присвоении наименований географическим объектам"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования, за исключением отдельных положений, вступающих в силу в...
- Alexander Column (Palace Square) This is an unbeatable place for you to start (or end) your trip to Nevsky Prospekt without going anywhere else. It is located in the center of the square and is dedicated to Emperor Alexander I (1801-1825).
- Literary Café (No. 18) Nevsky Avenue has been a great source of literary inspiration in the work of the great Gogol, Dostoevsky, Gorky or Leo Tolstoy.
- Stroganov Palace (No.17) As soon as you cross the Green Bridge (Zelenyy) over the Moyka River, you will reach the Stroganov Palace from the mid-18 cent.
- Dutch Reformed Church (No. 20) and the Lutheran Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (Nos. 22-24) Facing the Stroganov Palace is the Dutch Reformed Church that was built between 1834-1839 for the Dutch community in St. Petersburg.
The unique architectural ensemble of Nevsky Prospekt has been formed during the 18 — early 20th centuries. The street connects the Admiralty and the Alexander Nevsky Square, it starts from the bank of the Neva River, runs through the center of the city, and ends at the Neva River.
Saint Petersburg (Russian: Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Sankt-Peterburg), known as Petrograd (Петроград) in 1914-1924 and Leningrad (Ленинград) in 1924-1991, is the second largest city of Russia, with 5.6 million inhabitants (2021), and the former capital of the Russian Empire.
Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours. You are here: Home --> Europe --> European Russia --> Saint Petersburg. Climate chart - Saint Petersburg (European Russia) In St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), the climate is continental, with very cold winters and pleasantly warm summers. Snowfall is frequent in winter as well as ...
