Saint Petersburg, [c] formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, [d] is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva , at the head of the Gulf of Finland …

When Was St. Petersburg Known as Petrograd and Leningrad?

Leningrad, oblast (province), northwestern Russia. It comprises all the Karelian Isthmus and the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland as far west as Narva. It extends eastward along the …

Sep 8, 2016 · Hitler had long considered Leningrad a key objective in the invasion. It served as the home base of Russia’s Baltic Fleet, and its more than 600 factories made it second only to …

Aug 28, 2023 · The Siege of Leningrad was a two-and-a-half-year affair in which the German Army (the Wehrmacht) relentlessly bombarded Russia's second-largest city. Amidst a war …

Oct 2, 2023 · Blockading Leningrad in September 1941, German forces succeeded in trapping half a million Soviet troops, most of Russia’s Baltic fleet and an estimated 3 million civilians …

Mar 4, 2025 · Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, holds a treasure trove of history and culture. From its founding by Peter the Great in 1703 to its critical role during World War II , …

Mar 27, 2025 · Leningrad was founded as Saint Petersburg in 1703 and had served as the capital of Russia from 1712 until the Bolshevik October Revolution of 1917. From 1914, the city was …

The siege of Leningrad was a military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front of World …

The Nazi siege of Leningrad, now named St. Petersburg, was fully lifted by the Red Army on Jan. 27, 1944. More than 1 million people died mainly from starvation during the nearly900-day …