Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. In 1914 the name of the city was changed to Petrograd, in 1924 to Leningrad, and in 1991, back to Saint Petersburg. In Russian literature, informal documents, and discourse, the “Saint” (Š”Š°Š½ŠŗŃ-) is usually omitted, leaving Petersburg (ŠŠµŃŠµŃŠ±ŃŃŠ³, Peterburg). In common parlance Russians may drop “-burg” (-Š±ŃŃŠ³) as well, referring to it as Peter.