Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of 1,439 square kilometers (556 square miles), Saint Petersburg is the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. 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.
Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) is founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital.
Historical Significance
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital.
Key People
Events Before
1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes
1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes
Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth
Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth
England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain
England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain
Commission for the first Census of Iceland issued - first modern census, carried out by Professor Árni Magnússon and Vic
Commission for the first Census of Iceland issued - first modern census, carried out by Professor Árni Magnússon and Vice Chancellor Páll Vídalín (1702-3) [1]
Battle of Santa Marta, Venezuela: English fleet defeats the French (battle ends August 25)
Battle of Santa Marta, Venezuela: English fleet defeats the French (battle ends August 25)
Events After
Frenchman Elias Neau opens a school for blacks in NYC
Frenchman Elias Neau opens a school for blacks in NYC
French & Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 50, abduct 100
The Raid on Deerfield, also known as the Deerfield Massacre, was an attack on February 29, 1704, of French and Native American forces on the English colonial settlement of Deerfield, Province of...
First continuously published newspaper in America, The Boston News-Letter, is published in Boston by John Campbell [1]
The Boston News-Letter, first published on April 24, 1704, is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in the colony of Massachusetts.
Boston News-Letter publishes first newspaper advertisement
The Boston News-Letter, first published on April 24, 1704, is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in the colony of Massachusetts.
Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY
Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY
More from the 1700s
Protestant Western Europe, except England, begins to use the Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull Inter gravissimas issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it...
John V succeeds his father, Peter II, as King of Portugal
Dom John V (Portuguese: João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (o Magnânimo) and the Portuguese Sun King (o Rei-Sol Português), was King…
Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe between Denmark–Norway, Saxony, Russia, and the Swedish Empire
Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe between Denmark–Norway, Saxony, Russia, and the Swedish Empire
Queen Anne of England knights scientist Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge
Sir Isaac Newton (4 January [O.S. 25 December] 1643 – 31 March [O.S. 20 March] 1727) was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and…
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on May 27, 1703?
- Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of 1,439 square kilometers (556 square miles), Saint Petersburg is the smallest administrative division of Russia by area.
- Why is Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) is founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great significant?
- Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital.
- Who was involved in Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) is founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great?
- Key figures include Peter the Great.