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'''St Petersburg''' (Russian: Санкт-Петербург) the 'Northern Capital of [[Russia]]' is the country's 2nd largest city and is located on the River Neva close to the Gulf of Finland. During the [[Russian Revolution]] the Provisional Government renamed the city as Petrograd; the[[Soviet]]s then seized power and renamed the city Leningrad after [[Lenin]] the leader of the [[communism|Bolsheviks]].

'''St Petersburg''' (Russian: Санкт-Петербург) the 'Northern Capital of [[Russia]]' is the country's 2nd largest city and is located on the River Neva close to the Gulf of Finland. During the [[Russian Revolution]] the Provisional Government renamed the city as Petrograd; the [[Soviet]]s then seized power and renamed the city Leningrad after [[Lenin]] the leader of the [[communism|Bolsheviks]].

==Window on Europe==

==Window on Europe==

[[Tsar|Czar]] Peter the Great created the city in 1703 as a 'Window on Europe'. From 1712 until 1918 St Petersburg was the imperial [[capitol|capital]] of Russia, the city facilitated Russia's expansion and modernisation. As a gateway to Western influence it attracted artists, scholars, scientists, soldiers and businessmen from all over Europe.[http://www.swissworld.org/eng/swissworld.html?siteSect=913&sid=3998471&rubricId=17140]

[[Tsar|Czar]] Peter the Great created the city in 1703 as a 'Window on Europe'. From 1712 until 1918 St Petersburg was the imperial [[capitol|capital]] of Russia, the city facilitated Russia's expansion and modernisation. As a gateway to Western influence it attracted artists, scholars, scientists, soldiers and businessmen from all over Europe.[http://www.swissworld.org/eng/swissworld.html?siteSect=913&sid=3998471&rubricId=17140]