St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and Leningrad, is a city in Russia and its capital until 1918.
== History ==
St. Petersburg was founded in 1703 and became the capital of Russia from 1712-1728 and from 1732-1918.
In 1914, the city was renamed to Petrograd.
In 1918, the Bolsheviks had singed a peace treaty between the German Empire. Because of St. Petersburg (Petrograd) was in an exposed position/near the German territory, the capital was since then moved to Moscow.
In 1924, the city was renamed to Leningrad, sometime after the death of Vladimir Lenin.
In 1991, the city was renamed to its modern day name, St. Petersburg.
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