1) I think many tourists come to St Petersburg because it's very beautiful and interesting city.
2) Yes, St Petersburg was the capital of Russia in 1730.
3) If I go to St Petersburg I'd like to visit Gorchakovskii waterfall, Lublanska fortress and the Hermitag.
4) The winter Palace is in St. Petersburg, is a historical Museum. Has great history and is famous all over the world. Thousands of tourists visit the Palace each year. The building we see now was built in 1754-1762 by the Italian architect Rastrelli. Since the construction until 1904 was the winter residence of Russian emperors. During the First world war was a hospital. In 1917 in the Winter Palace housed the Provisional government. Since the beginning of the twenties is a Museum. All who visited this Museum remember those impressions for a long time deposited in their soul. To enjoy all the exhibits you need to visit it more than once
5) Summer garden is located near the Champs de Mars and the Mikhailovsky castle.
6) There is a monument to great Russian fabulist Ivan Krylov. Yes, he wrote fables. I know any of them.
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8) Russian Museum
9) Peter 1 founded St Petersburg in 1703.
10) Leningrad, Petrograd