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Saint-Petersburg Review |
Saint Petersburg is one
of the
largest cities in the
Russian Federation. Sometimes it's called the second capital of Russia
(more exactly, the northern capital). It's situated on the Neva River
(more about geographical position of Russia you can see on maps of Russia).
The city had other names in past such as Petrograd and
Leningrad.
Saint-Petersburg reminds a European city most of all other Russian
cities.
The area of Saint Petersburg city is about 610 square km.
Saint Petersburg has a humid continental climate (more about weather in Russia),
but summers are quite cool because of the moderating impact of
the
Baltic Sea. Summers are rather short,winters are long and
cold, but
with frequent warm periods.
If you travel Russia,
you'd better pay
attention to St. Petersburg, because it's one of Russian financial and
industrial centers, and also an important trade gateway
that specializes in different spheres of industry (e.g.
gas-oil trade,
IT technology, machinery, wholesale and retail
trade, electronics publishing and so on ).
The city has more than 300-year history (if you're interested in
Russian history, go to History
of Russia).
Travel Russia - and you will see that this country is famous
for its palaces, museums, theaters and so on (more information at Sightseeings
and Attractions of Russia).
Saint Petersburg isn't an exception. For instance,the Summer
Palace is the earliest one. The Kikin Hall, the Menshikov
Palace, the baroque Winter Palace (a huge stately building with over
550
rooms, now housing the Hermitage Museum that is one of the world's
biggest and richest collections of art.), the Sheremetev
house,
the Mariinsky Palace, and the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace and so on -
it's only a minor part of what Saint-Petersburg can suggest
to
visit.
St. Petersburg has always been known for rich cultural life. The city
has more than 45 theaters. The theater that is well-known around the
world is Mariinsky Theater. Travel Russia and you
won't regret it.
Enjoy yourself while travel Russia!
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