St Petersburg is a municipality directly under the central government of Russia, the capital of Leningrad, the central city of northwest Russia and an important land and water transportation hub of Russia. It is the northernmost city in the world, with a population of more than one million. It is also known as the "northern capital" of Russia. St. Petersburg was founded in 1703 and has a history of more than 300 years. Its name comes from the disciple of Jesus, St. Peter 17 12. Peter the Great moved to St. Petersburg, which has been the center of Russian culture, politics and economy for more than 200 years until 19 18. 1924 was renamed Leningrad in memory of Lenin, and199/kloc-0 was renamed St. Petersburg in.
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1924 after Lenin's death, in order to commemorate Lenin, the city was renamed Leningrad, and "Geller" means city in Russian. Leningrad is the cradle of the great October Revolution, the second largest city in the Soviet Union, an important seaport, railway and river transport hub, and an important base of the Baltic Fleet of the Soviet Union. When making the "Barbarossa" plan, Hitler repeatedly stressed the need to capture Leningrad, the birthplace of Bolshevism, and arrogantly clamored that the city must be "wiped off the face of the earth". At the beginning of the war, Hitler tried to occupy the city, but failed, and then he was besieged for 900 days.
The battle of Leningrad finally won, but it also paid a heavy price: according to statistics, 642,000 people died of hunger and cold in Leningrad, more than 20,000 people died of German air strikes and shelling, 3,200 buildings were destroyed, the city was unrecognizable, and the streets were in ruins. After the war, people rebuilt their homes and repaired the monuments destroyed by fascist gunfire. Through the efforts of artists and craftsmen, the city has regained its former style.
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