Saint Petersburg

federal city and former capital of Russia
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Saint Petersburg

Summary

Saint Petersburg is a federal city of Russia[1]. It draws 108,681 Wikipedia views per month (federal_city_of_russia category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saint Petersburg is located in Russia[3].
  • Saint Petersburg is in the country of Russia[4].
  • Saint Petersburg's head of government is recorded as Alexander Beglov[5].
  • Saint Petersburg is on the continent of Europe[6].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as federal city of Russia[7].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as former national capital[9].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as city or town[10].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as federal subject of Russia[11].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as judicial capital[12].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as metropolis[13].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as cultural capital[14].
  • Saint Petersburg's instance of is recorded as port city[15].
  • Saint Petersburg's official language is recorded as Russian[16].
  • Saint Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Leningrad Oblast[17].
  • Saint Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Gatchinsky District[18].
  • Saint Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Vsevolozhsky District[19].
  • Saint Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Vyborgsky District[20].
  • Saint Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Lomonosovsky District[21].
  • Saint Petersburg's shares border with is recorded as Tosnensky District[22].
  • Saint Petersburg's anthem is recorded as Anthem of Saint Petersburg[23].
  • Saint Petersburg's founder is recorded as Peter the Great[24].
  • Saint Peter is named after Saint Petersburg[25].
  • Saint Petersburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Admiralteysky District[26].
  • Saint Petersburg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vasileostrovsky District[27].

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Geography

Saint Petersburg is in the country of Russia[4]. It is located in Russia[3]. It is on the continent of Europe[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include federal city of Russia[7], big city[8], former national capital[9], city or town[10], federal subject of Russia[11], and judicial capital[12].

History and Context

Saint Peter is named after Saint Petersburg[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Saint Petersburg include St. Petersburg[28], a city in the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1876[31]; Saint Petersburg State University[32], a public university[33], in Russia[34], founded in 1724[35]; St. Petersburg paradox[36], a paradox[37]; Pulkovo Airport[38], an international airport[39], in Russia[40]; Leningrad Codex[41], a written work[42]; Leningradskaya[43], a stanitsa[44], in Russia[45], founded in 1794[46]; Russian submarine Sankt Petersburg[47], a submarine[48], in Russia[49]; and Leningradsky Administrative District[50].

Why It Matters

Saint Petersburg draws 108,681 Wikipedia views per month (federal_city_of_russia category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 139 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for it include St. Petersburg[28], a city in the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1876[31]; Saint Petersburg State University[32], a public university[33], in Russia[34], founded in 1724[35]; St. Petersburg paradox[36], a paradox[37]; Pulkovo Airport[38], an international airport[39], in Russia[40]; Leningrad Codex[41], a written work[42]; and Leningradskaya[43], a stanitsa[44], in Russia[45], founded in 1794[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Великоросс · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1703-05-16T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 16 May 1703"
  2. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48043|batch #48043]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 6w ago · Saimawnkham · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/St_Petersburg
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q97266316 */"
  4. 7w ago · J 1982 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → russia:Saint_Petersburg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: russia:Saint_Petersburg"
  5. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → stpetersburg-russia, stpetersburg, st-petersburg
    P14541 → 2IGogu
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → stpetersburg-russia, stpetersburg, st-petersburg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: stpetersburg, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289958421|stpetersburg (#289958421)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  7. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78863
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 78863, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  8. 13w ago · Amadalvarez · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → Санкт-Петербург, Ленинград, Петроград +34
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1448]]: Leningrad"
  9. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-TxH9-7aoe-bTsF
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7185]]: tg-TxH9-7aoe-bTsF, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/250719841|Sankt Petersburg (#250719841)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7420|eska."
  10. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → stpetersburg-russia, stpetersburg, st-petersburg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: stpetersburg-russia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289958422|stpetersburg russia (#289958422)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  11. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0001715-Petrohrad-Rusko, g0002897-Leningrad-Rusko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0002897-Leningrad-Rusko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  12. 15w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0001715-Petrohrad-Rusko, g0002897-Leningrad-Rusko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0001715-Petrohrad-Rusko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  13. 18w ago · EpicDream86 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → federal city of Russia, big city, capital of Russia +10
    Capital of → Ingermanland Governorate, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Tsardom of Russia +11
    Gnd id → 4267026-3, 2034200-7, 2018305-7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1376]]: [[Q4397927]]"
  14. 19w ago · Kolja21 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of viewers/listeners → —
    Instagram username → —
    Tiktok username → —
    Youtube channel id → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P227]]: 4267026-3"
  15. 19w ago · Miikul · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook username → —
    Visitor center → Q139762427
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2872]]: [[Q139762427]]"
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