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The name day of Peter I falls on 29 June, when the Russian Orthodox Church observes the memory of apostles Peter and Paul.The consecration of the small wooden church in their names (its construction began at the same time as the citadel) made them the heavenly patrons of the Peter and Paul Fortress, while Saint Peter at the same time became the eponym of the whole city.
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The Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg is the second largest in Europe. [citation needed] It was opened in 1893, with the building permit obtained in 1869 from the Tsar Alexander II. The Small Synagogue was opened in 1886. On 5 Tamuz 5761 (June 26, 2001), the greater hall ("Bolshoi Zal" in Russian) was reopened after reconstruction.
Saint Petersburg under heavy clouds. Saint Petersburg experiences a humid continental climate of the warm summer subtype (Köppen: Dfb), due to the distinct moderating influence of the Baltic Sea cyclones. Summers are typically mild to hot, humid and quite short, while winters are long and cold but with frequent warm spells. The average winter ...
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The Revolution of 1905 began in Saint Petersburg and spread rapidly into the provinces. On 1 September 1914, after the outbreak of World War I , the Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd. Saint Petersburg during the Revolution and Soviet Era (1917–1941)