俄罗斯留学热门城市圣彼得堡

　　Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with five million inhabitants in 2012 and an important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. It is politically incorporated as a federal subject (a federal city). Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27 1703. In 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd in 1924 to Leningrad and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow.

　　Saint Petersburg is one of the modern cities of Russia, as well as its cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to The Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world.Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks, and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg.

　　圣彼得堡是俄罗斯第二大城市，仅次于莫斯科, 拥有五百万常住居民，是俄罗斯在波罗的海的一个重要港口。它现在是一个俄罗斯联邦直辖市。位于涅瓦河沿岸,在波罗的海的芬兰湾, 这座城市是由沙皇彼得大帝于1703年5月27日创建。1914年, 圣彼得堡改名为彼得格勒，1924年再次更名为列宁格勒，1991年列宁格勒改回圣彼得堡。1713-1728年和1732 - 1918年, 圣彼得堡是俄罗斯帝国首都。1918年,中央政府机构搬迁到莫斯科。

　　圣彼得堡是俄罗斯的现代化都市之一, 也是俄罗斯的文化之都。圣彼得堡的历史中心和相关组纪念群构成联合国教科文组织世界文化遗产。圣彼得堡有世界最大的艺术博物馆之一，冬宫博物馆。许多外国领事馆、跨国公司、银行和企业都在圣彼得堡设有办事处。

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