Saint Petersburg is Russia’s second-largest city with an important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. It was founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703. In 1914, the name was changed to Petrograd, in 1924 to Leningrad and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of imperial Russia. In 1918 the central government bodies moved to Moscow.
Saint Petersburg is rich in museums of all types.
Museums in Saint Petersburg
- Hermitage Museum
- State Russian Museum
More great Russian Museum will be added over time and contributions are welcome.
Saint Petersburg’s Museums
- City: Saint Petersburg
- Country: Russia
- Established: 1754
- Population: 5 million
- Visitors: 3 million
- Language: Russian
Saint Petersburg Museums
Museum Tours
- Pushkin Museum
- Hermitage Museum
- Popular Paintings
- Popular Sculpture
- Ancient Historical Artifacts
- Historical Sites
- Christian Art
- Buddhist Art
- Egyptian Art
- Mythological Paintings
- History Paintings
- Portraits
- Artists and their Art
- Russian Proverbs and Quotes
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“Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys.”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky
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