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The Hermitage Museum complex. From left to right: Hermitage Theatre, Old Hermitage, Small Hermitage, Winter Palace (the "New Hermitage" is situated behind the Old Hermitage)

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Society and culture in Saint Petersburg

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Saint Petersburg has always been known for its high-quality cultural life, and its best known museum is the Hermitage. Among the city's more than fifty...

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Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

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founding of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society that year. The orchestra was initially known as the Imperial Music Choir, and performed for the...

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Saint Petersburg Philharmonia

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music society located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the name of the building where it is housed. Also there is another one building of Saint Petersburg...

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Saint Petersburg

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Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva...

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Timeline of Saint Petersburg

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. 1611 – Nyenschantz built by Swedes. 1703 City founded by Tsar Peter...

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Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg

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Saint Petersburg is the official symbol of the city and was adopted in 23 April 2003. The historical coat of arms of St. Petersburg was approved in 1730...

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Hermitage Museum

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[ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ]) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired...

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History of the Jews in Saint Petersburg

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Jews in Saint Petersburg (formerly known as Petrograd and then Leningrad) dates back to the 18th century and there is still a Jewish community in the city...

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Imperial Academy of Arts

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of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by the founder of the Imperial...

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St Petersburg Dialogues

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St Petersburg Dialogues: or Conversations on the Temporal Government of Providence (French: Les Soirées de Saint-Pétersbourg, ou Entretiens sur le Gouvernement...

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List of institutions of higher education in Russia

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2004 [vague]) Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts Saint Petersburg State University of Economics (2012) Saint Petersburg State University...

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Anatoly Sobchak

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elected mayor of Saint Petersburg. He is known to be the mentor of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Anatoly Sobchak was born in Chita, Russian SFSR...

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Karl Eliasberg

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Orchestra and only second conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic but played a part in one key event in society and culture in Saint Petersburg during the...

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Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance

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Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет экономики и финансов) was a public university...

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European University at Saint Petersburg

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Saint Petersburg (Russian: Европейский университет в Санкт-Петербурге), sometimes referred to as EUSP, is a non-state graduate university located in Saint...

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Culture of Russia

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for establishing St. Petersburg as the new capital of his Empire, and for his introducing Western European culture to Russia. In 1762, Russia came under...

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Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra

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belonging to the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia society, the other being the more famous Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in the 19th century...

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Tampa Bay area

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Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the 17th-largest metropolitan area in the United...

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Siege of Leningrad

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undertaken by the Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on the Eastern Front of World...

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Saint Petersburg Union of Artists

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Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербургский Союз художников) was established on August 2, 1932, as a creative union of the Leningrad artists and arts...

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Society for the Promotion of Culture among the Jews of Russia

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the same; and Promotion of a knowledge of Jewish science by series of lectures, particularly in Saint Petersburg. Unfortunately, the society has to struggle...

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Decembrist revolt

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that the emperor had intended to transfer the capital from Saint Petersburg to Warsaw, and to liberate all peasants without the consent of Russian landlords...

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Grigori Rasputin

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Russian Orthodox Church. In 1903 or in the winter of 1904–1905, he travelled to Saint Petersburg and captivated a number of religious and social leaders, eventually...

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Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia

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of Ministers, Commander of the Imperial Guards Corps and Military Governor of Saint Petersburg. He tried to exert some influence over his nephew Tsar...

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List of Soviet and Russian football champions

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clubs. Before then local leagues in Moscow and Saint Petersburg/Leningrad were the only prominent league competitions in the country, with some national...

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Ilya Repin

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Academy of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg, but went to the city anyway in 1863, audited courses, and won his first prizes in 1869 and 1871. In 1872, after a tour...

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Ingria

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Lomonosovsky, Tosnensky, Volosovsky and Vsevolozhsky districts of modern Leningrad Oblast as well as the city of Saint Petersburg. The names of the region are:...

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Tatyana Chernigovskaya

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of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Philology of the Saint Petersburg State University. She is engaged in experimental and clinical studies...

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