1.received the name Petrograd in 1914, changed the name to Leningrad, became again St. Petersburg. 2. The city was founded in 1703, moved the capital to St. Petersburg in 1712, became the residence of Russian tsars, began to develop rapidly.3. Located on the banks of the Neva River near the Baltic Sea, strong winds blow from the sea, many cold and rainy days, little sun, unpleasant autumn and winter.4.Slavitsya its beauty, the monument to Peter the first, 342 bridges, the Winter Palace and the Palace Square, the Summer Garden, theaters, museums and art galleries