Petrograd
Former name for the city of St Petersburg.
On September 1, 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, the Russian Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd, meaning "Peter's City", to remove the German words Sankt and Burg. ...more
On September 1, 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, the Russian Imperial government renamed the city Petrograd, meaning "Peter's City", to remove the German words Sankt and Burg. ...more
