On this date in 1914, the city of St. Petersburg, Russia was renamed Petrograd. Here are some things you may not have known about St. Petersburg and its frequently changing name. The city was founded in 1703 by Czar Peter the Great at the mouth of the Neva River on the Gulf of Finland. He named the city after the […]

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