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Population pyramid of St. Petersburg in the 2021 Russian Census. Saint Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia. As of the 2021 Census, [4] the federal subject's population is 5,601,911 or 3.9% of the total population of Russia; up from 4,879,566 (3.4%) recorded in the 2010 Census, [69] and up from 5,023,506 recorded in the 1989 Census. [70]
Next came the generation of Russian-born architects and engineers, such as Zakharov, Stasov, Voronikhin, Starov, and other Russians who studied abroad and returned to work in St. Petersburg. The former imperial capital is rich in science and educational institutions. Saint Petersburg State University is based on Vasilievsky Island and in Peterhof.
The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments is the name used by UNESCO when it collectively designated the historic core of the Russian city of St. Petersburg, as well as buildings and ensembles located in the immediate vicinity as a World Heritage Site in 1991.
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Saint Petersburg" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Circus Art Museum - at the working first Saint Petersburg circus Ciniselli Circus; Gramophone and Samovar Museums - of clown Vladimir (private) [37] [38] St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music, [5] with its branches: Feodor Chaliapin Apartment and Museum; The Museum of Music and Music Instruments at the Count Sheremetev Palace
Central Saint Petersburg is the central and the leading part of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It looks nothing like the downtown district of a typical major city, and has no skyscrapers. The Central Business District's main borders are Neva River to the north and west, and the Fontanka River to the south and east, but the downtown includes areas ...
Saint Petersburg – second-largest city in Russia. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea , it has the status of a federal subject (a federal city ). Its name was changed to "Petrograd" in 1914, then to "Leningrad" in 1924, and back to Saint Petersburg in 1991.
Another important feature of early St. Petersburg literature is its mythical element, which incorporates urban legends and popular ghost stories, as the stories of Pushkin and Gogol included ghosts returning to St. Petersburg to haunt other characters as well as other fantastical elements, creating a surreal and abstract image of St. Petersburg.