Peter and Paul Fortress

Basic waterway St.-Petersburg. On its coast Peter I has put one of the most beautiful cities of the world. Neva — the river unique: in spite of the fact that it short enough, by quantity of moved water enters into ten the largest rivers of a planet. It is navigable on all ... →

Peter and Paul Fortress  From it originates a city, and a name to Northern capital too is given originally to a fortress St.-Petersburg. Date of the basis of a fortress considers on May, 27th 1703 year, and this day the City Day is marked. It today even in official publications: ... →

Petropavlovka  After defeat of the Swedish fortress the Nienschanz built at a confluence in Neva the rivers of Okhta (opposite to that place where Smolny is nowadays located), Peter I on May, 16th 1703 has put a new fortress more close to the sea, ... →

St.-Petersburg is based in 1703 to year.

coast of the Neva delta from of old were a part of the earths of Great Novgorod. Neva — one of sites of an ... →

White nights  Poetical name of the phenomenon of northern widths connected with rotation of the earth and increase of light day in summer months. Apogee is day of a summer solstice on 22nd of June, when night the shortest in a year. In St.-Petersburg the phenomenon not on is bright, as behind Polar circle so much, but the word combination ... →